2 Kings 8:21

And Joram went up to Sior, and all the chariots that were with him: and it came to pass after he had arisen, that he smote Edom who compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.

In Context

20In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Juda, and they made a king over + 8:20 Gr. himself.themselves.

22Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Juda till this day. Then Lobna revolted at that time.

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Cross References

2 Kings 14:7He smote of Edom ten thousand in the + 14:7 The Gr. is from בוי מלח Keri.valley of salt, and took + 14:7 Heb. Selah.the Rock in the war, and called its name Jethoel until this day.

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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