Genesis 36:37
Samlah died, and then a man called Shawl became the big boss. He was from the town called Rehoboth, next to the river.
Plain English Version
In The King James Version
And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
In Context
36Hadad died, and then a man called Samlah became the big boss. He was from the town called Masrekah.
38Shawl died, and then a man called Baal-Hanan became the big boss. His father’s name was Akbor.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:32-43
31 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. 32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead. 35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. 36 And Hadad died,… Read the whole commentary →