1 Kings 22:47

“There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.”

"There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king." - 1 Kings 22:47
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What does 1 Kings 22:47 mean?

First, let's take a look at the verse itself: "There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king." 1 Kings 22:47 (KJV) This verse is a simple statement about the state of affairs in the kingdom of Edom at the time. It reveals that at this point in history, there was no…

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The Absence of True Kingship: Reflections on 1 Kings 22:47

In 1 Kings 22:47, we encounter a striking phrase: "There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king." This verse, though seemingly simple, holds profound implications for our spiritual lives and leadership in our day-to-day existence. The historical context here is essential…

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A Prayer for Leadership and Divinely Appointed Authority

Heavenly Father, We come before You today, with hearts full of reverence and awe for Your unchanging nature and sovereign rule over all the earth. In the days of old, as noted in 1 Kings 22:47, "There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king." This verse reminds us of the…

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1 Kings 22:47 - "There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king."
1 Kings 7:47 - "And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out."
1 kings 22:19
1 Kings 8:22
1 Kings 1:47 - "And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed."
1 Kings 22:44 - "And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel."
1 Kings 22:1 - "And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel."
1 Kings 1:22 - "¶ And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in."
2 Samuel 22:47 - "The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation."
1 Kings 22:37 - "¶ So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria."
1 Kings 22:29 - "So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead."
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?"
1 Kings 12:22 - "But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,"
1 Kings 22:9 - "Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah."
1 Kings 22:2 - "And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel."
1 Kings 7:22 - "And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished."
1 Kings 8:47 - "Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;"
1 Kings 22:39 - "Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
Deuteronomy 4:47 - "And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;"
1 Kings 22:21 - "And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him."
1 Kings 22:7 - "And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?"
1 Kings 22:41 - "¶ And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel."
1 Kings 22:5 - "And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day."
"And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel." - 1 Kings 22:44
1 Samuel 14:47 - "¶ So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them."
1 Kings 22:14 - "And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak."
1 Kings 17:22 - "And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived."
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