1 Kings 22:47 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.”
1 Kings 22:47 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 22:47 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Kings 22:47 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Kings 22:47 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“There was no king in Edom. A deputy ruled.”
1 Kings 22:47 — World English Bible
1 Kings 22:47 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.”
1 Kings 22:47 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 22:47 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and there is no king in Edom; he set up a king.”
1 Kings 22:47 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 22:47 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there was no king in Edom: a deputy reigned.”
1 Kings 22:47 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 22:47 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“There was then no King in Edom: the deputie was King.”
1 Kings 22:47 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 22:47 in Context — 1 Kings 22
45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber.
49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.
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What Does 1 Kings 22:47 Mean?
1 Kings 22:47 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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