1 Kings 22:47 meaning and explanation
And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.
1 Kings 22:47, Berean Standard Bible
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This brief note sits inside the summary of Jehoshaphat's reign over Judah. Edom, the territory south of Judah, had long been subject to Israelite kings, and the notice that no king ruled there but only a deputy shows how firmly that control was held in Jehoshaphat's day.
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