1 Kings 22:47

1 Kings 22:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
• New International Version (NIV)There was then no king in Edom; a provincial governor ruled.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There was no king in Edom; a deputy was king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There was then no king in Edom, only a deputy of the king.

Context of 1 Kings 22:47

45Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 46And the remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land. And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king. 48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. 49Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

1 Kings 22:47 word by word

וּמֶ֥לֶךְ אֵ֛ין בֶּאֱד֖וֹם נִצָּ֥ב מֶֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for 1 Kings 22:47

• Genesis 25:23And Jehovah said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels: And the one people shall be stronger than the other people; And the elder shall serve the younger.
• Genesis 27:40And by thy sword shalt thou live, and thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt break loose, That thou shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck.
• Genesis 36:31And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
• 2 Samuel 8:14And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
• 2 Kings 3:9So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, nor for the beasts that followed them.
• 2 Kings 8:20In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
• Psalms 108:9Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom will I cast my shoe; Over Philistia will I shout.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 22:47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47There was no king in Edom - It is plain that the compiler of this book lived after the days of Jehoshaphat, in whose time the Edomites revolted; see 2 Kings 8:22. David had conquered the Edomites, and they continued to be governed by deputies, appointed by the kings of Judah, till they recovered their liberty, as above. This note is introduced by the writer to account for Jehoshaphat's building ships at Ezion-geber, which was in the territory of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47In the time of Solomon, Hadad 1 Kings 11:14, according to the Septuagint, “reigned over Edom.” It appears by the present passage that the country had been again reduced either by Jehoshaphat, or by an earlier king, and was dependent on the kingdom of Judah, being governed by a “deputy” or viceroy, who, however, was allowed the royal title (compare 2 Kings 3:9, 2 Kings 3:12, 2 Kings 3:26). This government of dependencies by means of subject-kings was the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-50Verses 41-50 Jehoshaphat's reign appears to have been one of the best, both as to piety and prosperity. He pleased God, and God blessed him.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 47Edom not having a king might show that Edom relied on Judah during this period.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 22:47

• Deputy
• Edomites
• Regency

In the dictionaries

• Edom
• Ahab
• Deputy
• Forbear
• Neither
• Nor
• Prophesy
• Venture
• Void
• Amaziah

Commentaries on 1 Kings 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings