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 Os demais dos feitos de Josafá, e suas façanhas, e as guerras que fez, não está escrito no livro das crônicas dos reis de Judá?

46 Removeu também da terra o resto dos sodomitas que haviam restado no tempo de seu pai Asa.

47 Não havia então rei em Edom; governador havia em lugar de rei.

48 Havia Josafá feito navios em Társis, os quais haviam de ir a Ofir por ouro; mas não foram, porque se romperam em Eziom-Geber.

49 Então Acazias filho de Acabe disse a Josafá: Vão meus servos com os teus nos navios. Mas Josafá não quis.

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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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