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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />In the time of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against Judah and set up its own king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />During Jehoram’s reign, the Edomites revolted against Judah and crowned their own king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah and set up a king of their own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted against Judah’s authority, and made a king over themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In his days Edom broke away from the rule of Judah, and appointed a king over themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah and made a king over themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah, and set up a king over themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />During Jehoram’s reign, Edom rebelled against Judah’s control and appointed their own king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />During Jehoram&#8217s reign, Edom rebelled against Judah&#8217s control and appointed their own king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />While Jehoram was king, the people of Edom rebelled and chose their own king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />During Jehoram's time Edom rebelled against Judah and chose its own king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />During Jehoram's reign Edom revolted against Judah and became an independent kingdom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />During Jehoram's lifetime, Edom rebelled from Judah's hegemony and appointed a king to rule over themselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />During his reign Edom freed themselves from Judah's control and set up their own king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In his days Edom has revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they cause a king to reign over them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In his days hath Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they cause a king to reign over them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In his days Edom broke from under the hand of Judah, and they will make a king over them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted, from being under Juda, and made themselves a king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In his days, Idumea drew apart, so as not to be under Judah, and they appointed a king for themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />During Joram’s reign, Edom revolted against the rule of Judah and installed a king of its own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted against the rule of Judah, and set up a king of their own.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah and set up a king over themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In his days Edom rebelled from under the hand of Yehuda and a King reigned over them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Juda, and they made a king over themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/8-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=2734" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/8.htm">Edom and Libnah Revolt</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yā·māw (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">In the days of Jehoram,</a> <a href="/hebrew/123.htm" title="123: ’ĕ·ḏō·wm (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a condiment. Or oedowm; from 'adom; red; Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region occupied by him.">Edom</a> <a href="/hebrew/6586.htm" title="6586: pā·ša‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To rebel, transgress. A primitive root; to break away, i.e. Trespass, apostatize, quarrel.">rebelled</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: mit·ta·ḥaṯ (Prep-m) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yaḏ- (N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: way·yam·li·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">and appointed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">their own</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">king.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-8.htm">2 Chronicles 21:8-10</a></span><br />In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king. / So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. / So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his hand at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-40.htm">Genesis 27:40</a></span><br />You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-14.htm">1 Kings 11:14</a></span><br />Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-47.htm">1 Kings 22:47</a></span><br />And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-14.htm">2 Samuel 8:14</a></span><br />He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">Obadiah 1:1-9</a></span><br />This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”— / “Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you will be deeply despised. / The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a></span><br />Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7-22</a></span><br />Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? / Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. / If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11-12</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-4</a></span><br />“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Matthew 2:16-18</a></span><br />When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi. / Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: / “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-12.htm">Luke 23:12</a></span><br />That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Acts 12:20</a></span><br />Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.</p><p class="hdg">Edom</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/8-22.htm">2 Kings 8:22</a></b></br> Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/3-9.htm">2 Kings 3:9,27</a></b></br> So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-40.htm">Genesis 27:40</a></b></br> And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.</p><p class="hdg">made a king</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/8-14.htm">2 Samuel 8:14</a></b></br> And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-47.htm">1 Kings 22:47</a></b></br> <i>There was</i> then no king in Edom: a deputy <i>was</i> king.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/2-21.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-26.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-5.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-16.htm">Jehoram</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-19.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-7.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-17.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-23.htm">Revolted</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-1.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-12.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-18.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/10-16.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-21.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-22.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-22.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-21.htm">Jehoram</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-22.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-7.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-23.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-22.htm">Revolted</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-22.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-22.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-22.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the famine, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-5.htm">for Elisha's miracle's sake has her land restored by the king.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-7.htm">Hazael Murders Ben-Hadad and succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-16.htm">Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-20.htm">Edom and Libnah revolt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-23.htm">Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">Ahaziah's wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-28.htm">He visits Joram, being wounded, at Jezreel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In the days of Jehoram</b><br>Jehoram was the son of Jehoshaphat and king of Judah. His reign is noted for its departure from the ways of his father, who was a godly king. Jehoram's rule is marked by idolatry and alliances with the northern kingdom of Israel, particularly through his marriage to Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel. This period is characterized by spiritual decline and political instability, setting the stage for the events described in this verse.<p><b>Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah</b><br>Edom, a nation descended from Esau, had been under the control of Judah since the time of King David. The rebellion signifies a significant shift in power dynamics, as Edom had been a vassal state providing tribute to Judah. This rebellion can be seen as a fulfillment of the prophecy given to Esau in <a href="/genesis/27-40.htm">Genesis 27:40</a>, where it was foretold that Esau's descendants would eventually break free from Jacob's yoke. The rebellion reflects the weakening of Judah's influence and the consequences of Jehoram's unfaithfulness to God.<p><b>and appointed their own king</b><br>By appointing their own king, Edom asserted its independence and rejected Judah's authority. This act of self-governance indicates a complete break from subjugation and highlights the political fragmentation occurring during Jehoram's reign. The appointment of a king also suggests a desire for stability and leadership amidst the power vacuum created by Judah's declining control. This event foreshadows further challenges to Judah's dominance and serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoram.htm">Jehoram</a></b><br>The king of Judah during this period, son of Jehoshaphat. His reign is marked by a departure from the ways of his father, leading to spiritual and political decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/edom.htm">Edom</a></b><br>A neighboring nation to Judah, historically under Judah's control. The Edomites are descendants of Esau, Jacob's brother, and have a long-standing, tumultuous relationship with Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebellion_of_edom.htm">Rebellion of Edom</a></b><br>This event marks a significant political shift, as Edom successfully revolts against Judah's control and establishes its own monarchy, symbolizing a loss of power and influence for Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a></b><br>Jehoram's departure from God's ways led to political instability and loss of control over Edom. This serves as a reminder of the importance of faithfulness to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>Despite human rebellion and political shifts, God's sovereign plan continues. The rebellion of Edom was part of a larger account that God was orchestrating.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_enmity_and_reconciliation.htm">Historical Enmity and Reconciliation</a></b><br>The conflict between Judah and Edom reflects the deeper historical enmity between Jacob and Esau. It challenges us to seek reconciliation and peace in our own relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_influence.htm">Leadership and Influence</a></b><br>Jehoram's failure as a leader resulted in the loss of influence and control. This underscores the importance of godly leadership and its impact on a nation or community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_edomite_and_libnah_revolts_verified.htm">In 2 Kings 8:20–22, can the Edomite revolt and Libnah’s revolt be corroborated by any known historical or external records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_punish_all_edom_in_ezekiel_35.htm">Why would a just God, as portrayed in Ezekiel 35, enact collective punishment on entire generations of Edom?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_edom's_judgment_match_history.htm">(Amos 1:11–12) Do the details of Edom’s judgment align with known historical events, or does any inconsistency suggest anachronism or error?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_edom_face_ezekiel_25_12-14's_judgment.htm">In Ezekiel 25:12–14, is there verifiable evidence that Edom suffered the precise judgment described, or might this be an unfulfilled prophecy? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">In his days Edom revolted.</span>--The connection of ideas is this: Although Jehovah was not willing to extirpate Judah, yet He suffered it to be seriously weakened by the defections recorded in <a href="/context/2_kings/8-20.htm" title="In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.">2Kings 8:20-22</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Made a king over themselves.</span>--Josephus says they slew the vassal king appointed over them by Jehoshaphat (<a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm" title="Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.">1Kings 22:48</a>). Edom appears to have been subject to the hegemony of Judah from the time of the disruption under Rehoboam.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah.</span> Edom had been conquered by Joab in the time of David, and had been treated with great severity, all the males, or at any rate all those of full age, having been put to death (<a href="/1_kings/11-15.htm">1 Kings 11:15, 16</a>). On the death of David, Edom seems to have revolted under a prince named Hadad, and to have re-established its independence. It had been again sub-jeered by the time of Jehoshaphat, who appointed a governor over it (<a href="/1_kings/22-47.htm">1 Kings 22:47</a>), and treated it as a portion of his own territories (<a href="/2_kings/3-8.htm">2 Kings 3:8</a>). Now the yoke was finally thrown off, as had been prophesied (<a href="/genesis/27-40.htm">Genesis 27:40</a>). Edom became once more a separate kingdom, and was especially hostile to Judah. In the reign of Ahaz the Edomites "smote Judah" and carried away many captives (<a href="/2_chronicles/28-17.htm">2 Chronicles 28:17</a>). When the Chaldaeans attacked and besieged Jerusalem, they cried, "Down with it, down with it, even to the ground!" (<a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a>). They looked on with joy at the capture of the holy city (<a href="/obadiah/1-12.htm">Obadiah 1:12</a>), and "stood in the crossway, to cut off such as escaped" (<a href="/obadiah/1-14.htm">Obadiah 1:14</a>). After the return from the Captivity, they were still Judah's enemies, and am especially denounced as such by the Prophet Malachi (<a href="/malachi/1-3.htm">Malachi 1:3-5</a>). In the Maccabee wars, we find them always on the Syrian side (1 Mac. 4:29, 61 1 Mac. 5:3 1 Mac. 6:31; 2 Macc. 10:15, etc.), doing their best to rivet the hateful yoke of the heathen on their suffering brethren. As Idumaeans, the Herodian family must have been specially hateful to the Jews. <span class="cmt_word">And made a king over themselves.</span> The king mentioned in <a href="/2_kings/3-9.htm">2 Kings 3:9, 26</a> was probably a mere vassal king under Jehoshaphat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/8-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In the days of Jehoram,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיָמָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yā·māw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Edom</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱד֔וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·ḏō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_123.htm">Strong's 123: </a> </span><span class="str2">The name of a condiment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rebelled</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּשַׁ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ša‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6586.htm">Strong's 6586: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתַּ֖חַת</span> <span class="translit">(mit·ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יַד־</span> <span class="translit">(yaḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and appointed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּמְלִ֥כוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yam·li·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their own</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">king.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶֽלֶךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/8-20.htm">2 Kings 8:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/8-20.htm">2 Kings 8:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/8-20.htm">2 Kings 8:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/8-20.htm">2 Kings 8:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/8-20.htm">2 Kings 8:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/8-20.htm">2 Kings 8:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/8-20.htm">2 Kings 8:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/8-20.htm">2 Kings 8:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/8-20.htm">2 Kings 8:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/8-20.htm">2 Kings 8:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/8-20.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 8:20 In his days Edom revolted from under (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/8-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 8:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 8:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/8-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 8:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 8:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>