1 Kings 22:47

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.”

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BSBPD

“And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and there is no king in Edom; he set up a king.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 22:47 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 25:23and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
  2. Genesis 27:40You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
  3. Genesis 36:31These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:
  4. 2 Samuel 8:14He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
  5. 1 Kings 15:12He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
  6. 2 Kings 3:9So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.
  7. 2 Kings 8:20In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
  8. Psalms 108:9Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

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