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 Y Josaphat hizo paz con el rey de Israel.

46 Lo demás de los hechos de Josaphat, y sus hazañas, y las guerras que hizo, ¿no está escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Judá?

47 Barrió también de la tierra el resto de los sodomitas que habían quedado en el tiempo de su padre Asa.

48 No había entonces rey en Edom; presidente había [en lugar de] rey.

49 Había Josaphat hecho navíos en Tharsis, los cuales habían de ir á Ophir por oro; mas no fueron, porque se rompieron en Ezion-geber.

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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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