The Kings of Edom (xxxviii. 15-24)

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The Kings of Edom (xxxviii. 15-24; cf. Gen. xxxvi. 31-39).

15. And these are the kings that reigned in Edom before there reigned any king over the children of Israel [until this day] in the land of Edom. 16. And Bâlâq, ¹ the son of Beor, reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Danâbâ. ² 17. And Bâlâq died, and Jobab, the son of Zârâ of Bôsêr, ³ reigned in his stead. 18. And Jobab died, and ’Asâm, ⁴ of the land of Têmân, reigned in his stead. 19. And ’Asâm died, and ’Adâth, ⁵ the son of Barad, ⁶ who slew Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead, and the name of his city was Avith. 20. And ’Adâth died, and Salman, ⁷ from ’Amâsêqâ, ⁸ reigned in his stead. 21. And Salman died, and Saul of Râ’abôth ⁹ (by the) river, reigned in his stead. 22. And Saul died, and Ba’êlûnân, ¹⁰ the son of Achbor, reigned in his stead. 23. And Ba’êlûnân, the son of Achbor, died, and ’Adâth ¹¹ reigned in his stead, and the name of his wife was Maiṭabîth, ¹² the daughter of Mâṭarat, ¹³ the daughter of Mêtabêdzâ’ab. ¹⁴ 24. These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom.

Footnotes

184:1 LXX (Gen. xxxvi. 22) Βάλακ= Heb. Belă.

184:2 MT Dinhabah.

184:3 MT Bozrah.

184:4 LXX Ἁσόμ, MT Husham.

184:5 MT Hadad.

184:6 LXX Βαράθ, MT Bedad.

184:7 LXX Σαλαμά, MT Samlah.

184:8 MT Masrekah.

184:9 LXX Ῥοωβώθ, MT Rehoboth.

184:10 LXX Βαλαεννάν, MT Baal-hanan.

184:11 MT Hadar.

184:12 MT Mehetabel.

184:13 MT Matred (LXX Ματαρείθ).

184:14 MT Me-zahab.