2 Kings 8:20

In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they set a king over themselves.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

In Context

19But Jehovah would not destroy Judah, for David his servant's sake, as he had promised him to give him always a lamp for his sons.

21And Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him; and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites who had surrounded him, and the captains of the chariots; and the people fled into their tents.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:40And by thy sword shalt thou live; And thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass when thou rovest about, That thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

1 Kings 22:47And there was no king in Edom: a deputy reigned.

2 Kings 3:9And the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom, and they made a circuit of seven days' journey. And there was no water for the army, and for the cattle that followed them.

2 Kings 8:22But the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

2 Chronicles 21:8In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they set a king over themselves.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 8:17-25

The Reign of Jehoram. ( b. c. 884.) 16 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. 17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord . 19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his… Read the whole commentary →

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