2 Kings 8:20

In his days Edom revolted, from being under Juda, and made themselves a king.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 the Lord would not destroy Juda, for David his servant's sake, as he had promised him, to give him a light, and to his children always.

21And Joram came to Seira, and all the chariots with him: and he arose in the night, and defeated the Edomites that had surrounded him, and the captains of the chariots, but the people fled into their tents.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:40Shall 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.

1 Kings 22:47And the remnant also of the effeminate, who remained in the days of Asa his father, he took out of the land.

2 Kings 3:9So 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 8:22So Edom revolted from being under Juda, unto this day. Then Lobna also revolted at the same time.

2 Chronicles 21:8In those days Edom revolted, from being subject to Juda, and made themselves a king.

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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