1 Kings 22:47
in 1 Kings 22And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.
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ASV
And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
KJV
There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
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This verse in 1 Kings 22
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
In the time of Solomon, Hadad 1Ki 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 2Ki 3:9, 2Ki 3:12, 2Ki 3:26). This government of dependencies by means of subject-kings was the all but universal practice in the East down to the time of Cyrus (the 1Ki 4:21 note).
This site's exposition
no king in Edom
on 1 Kings 22:47-48
Edom sits under a deputy rather than a king of its own, the arrangement David set in place at 2 Sam 8:14 still holding under Jehoshaphat. His ships built for Ophir's gold never sail, broken at Ezion-geber, the same port Solomon's fleet had used at 9:26 a generation earlier.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), and therein the prophecy concerning Esau and Jacob was fulfilled, that the elder should serve the younger. And, in general, mention is made of his might and his wars,
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There was then no king in Edom, a deputy was king.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
There 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 2Ki 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 Edomites, and which showed them to be at that time under the Jewish yoke.
The words behind it
5 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמֶ֥לֶךְ | umelekh | and [was] a king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֵ֛ין | ʾein | there not | H369 → | 789 times |
| בֶּאֱד֖וֹם | beedom | in Edom | H123 → | 99 times |
| נִצָּ֥ב | nitzav | a deputy | H5324 → | 75 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ׃ | melekh | [was] king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
וּמֶ֥לֶךְand [was] a king
umelekhH4428 →2525 times
אֵ֛יןthere not
ʾeinH369 →789 times
בֶּאֱד֖וֹםin Edom
beedomH123 →99 times
נִצָּ֥בa deputy
nitzavH5324 →75 times
מֶֽלֶךְ׃[was] king
melekhH4428 →2525 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 27:40You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
it leads to
- Genesis 25:23
and 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…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 8:20–22
In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
- 2 Samuel 8:14
He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- 2 Chronicles 21:8
In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
- 2 Chronicles 21:10
So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his rule at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his…
- Genesis 25:23
Through
2 Kings 8:20In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 3:9
So 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…
- 2 Kings 3:27
So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. And there was great fury against the Israelites, so they withdrew and…
- 2 Kings 3:9
Through
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.
it leads to
- Genesis 27:29
May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you…
- Genesis 27:29
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.