創世記36:31-43

36:31 以色列人未有君王治理以先，在以東地作王的記在下面。
36:32 比珥的兒子比拉在以東作王，他的京城名叫亭哈巴。
36:33 比拉死了，波斯拉人謝拉的兒子約巴接續他作王。
36:34 約巴死了，提幔地的人戶珊接續他作王。
36:35 戶珊死了，比達的兒子哈達接續他作王；這哈達就是在摩押地殺敗米甸人的，他的京城名叫亞未得。
36:36 哈達死了，瑪士利加人桑拉接續他作王。
36:37 桑拉死了，大河邊的利河伯人掃羅接續他作王。
36:38 掃羅死了，亞革波的兒子巴勒‧哈南接續他作王。
36:39 亞革波的兒子巴勒‧哈南死了，哈達接續他作王，他的京城名叫巴烏；他的妻子名叫米希她別，是米‧薩合的孫女，瑪特列的女兒。
36:40 從以掃所出的族長，按著他們的宗族、住處、名字記在下面：就是亭納族長、亞勒瓦族長、耶帖族長、
36:41 阿何利巴瑪族長、以拉族長、比嫩族長、
36:42 基納斯族長、提幔族長、米比薩族長、
36:43 瑪基疊族長、以蘭族長。這是以東人在所得為業的地上，按著他們的住處。〈所有的族長都是以東人的始祖以掃的後代。〉

³¹ These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned:

³² Bela son of Beor became king of Edom. His city was named Dinhabah.

³³ When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.

³⁴ When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.

³⁵ When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

³⁶ When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

³⁷ When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him as king.

³⁸ When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.

³⁹ When Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, Hadad^[e] succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

⁴⁰ These were the chiefs descended from Esau, by name, according to their clans and regions:

Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, ⁴¹ Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁴² Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ⁴³ Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they occupied.

This is the family line of Esau, the father of the Edomites.

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    以東人口眾多，所以很快就可以設立王來當統治者。