In the time of Solomon, Hadad reigned over Edom, according to the Septuagint (1 Kings 11:14). It appears from the present pass…

There was then no king in Edom. —This notice is apparently connected with the following verses; for Ezion-geber is a seap…

There was then no king in Edom, a deputy was king . ] Which had been the case from the times of David, who subdued Edom, …

Jehoshaphat's reign appears to have been one of the best, both as to piety and prosperity. He pleased God, and God blessed him.