2 Kings 8:20

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

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

In Context

19However, the LORD would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.

21Then Joram crossed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him; and he rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him with the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:40You will live by your sword, and you will serve your brother. It will happen, when you will break loose, that you will shake his yoke from off your neck.”

1 Kings 22:47There was no king in Edom. A deputy ruled.

2 Kings 3:9So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom, and they marched for seven days along a circuitous route. There was no water for the army or for the animals that followed them.

2 Kings 8:22So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

2 Chronicles 21:8In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made 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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