2 Kings 8:22

22 So Edom has rebelled {against the rule} of Judah until this day; then Libnah [also] rebelled at that time.

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 In his days, Edom rebelled {against the rule} of Judah, and they set up a king over them.

21 So Joram crossed over to Zair and all the chariots with him. It happened that he arose [by] night and attacked Edom who had surrounded him and the commanders of the chariots; but the army fled to their tents.

22 So Edom has rebelled {against the rule} of Judah until this day; then Libnah [also] rebelled at that time.

23 The remainder of the acts of Joram and all that he did, [are] they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?

24 So Joram slept with his ancestors, and he was buried with his ancestors in the city of David, and Ahaziah his son became king in place of him.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "from under the hand"