2 Kings 8:22

22 So Edom rebelled against Judah's rule and is still independent today. At that time Libnah also rebelled.

2 Kings 8:22 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 8:22

Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day,
&c.] Joram not pursuing the enemy, and taking the advantage of the victory, but returning to his own land, the reason of which follows:

then Libnah revolted at the same time;
a considerable city in his own kingdom, a Levitical one; this revolt was occasioned, perhaps, by his idolatrous practices, and which he compelled his subjects to; of this city, see ( Joshua 10:29 ) ( 21:13 ) .

2 Kings 8:22 In-Context

20 During Jehoram's time Edom rebelled against Judah and chose its own king.

21 Jehoram took all his chariots to attack Zair. The Edomites and their chariot commanders surrounded him, but he got up at night, broke through their lines, and his troops fled home.

22 So Edom rebelled against Judah's rule and is still independent today. At that time Libnah also rebelled.

23 Isn't everything else about Jehoram--everything he did--written in the official records of the kings of Judah?

24 Jehoram lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. His son Ahaziah succeeded him as king.