There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
En aquel tiempo, Edom no tenía rey propio, sino que un gobernador puesto por otro los gobernaba.
Edom no tenía su propio rey, sino que era gobernado por un representante de otra nación.
📚 Contexto Histórico
In the biblical narrative of 1 Kings, this verse appears during the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah in the 9th century BC, amid accounts of alliances and conflicts between Israel, Judah, and neighboring nations. Edom was a kingdom south of Judah that had a history of rivalry and occasional subjugation by Israelite kings, and this statement indicates that at this time, Edom was not ruled by its own monarch but by a deputy, likely under Judah's oversight. This reflects the common ancient Near Eastern practice of vassal states being administered by appointed officials during periods of foreign influence.
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