New Revised Standard Version
There was no king in Edom; a deputy was king.

Contemporary English Version
The country of Edom had no king at the time, so a lower official ruled the land.

New American Bible
There was no king in Edom, but an appointed regent.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And there was then no king appointed in Edom.

And there was then no king appointed in Edom.

no king

Genesis 25:23 And he answering, said: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.

Genesis 27:40 Shall thy blessing be. Thou shalt live by the sword, and shalt serve thy brother: and the time shall come, when thou shalt shake off and loose his yoke from thy neck.

Genesis 36:31 And the kings that ruled in the land of Edom, before the children of Israel had a king, were these:

2 Samuel 8:14 And he put guards in Edom, and placed there a garrison: and all Edom was made to serve David: and the Lord preserved David in all enterprises he went about.

2 Kings 3:9 So the king of Israel, and the king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went, and they fetched a compass of seven days journey, and there was no water for the army, and for the beasts, that followed them.

2 Kings 8:20 In his days Edom revolted from being under Juda, and made themselves a king.

Psalm 108:9,10 Moab the pot of my hope. Over Edom I will stretch out my shoe: the aliens are become my friends. . . .