2 Kings 8:20-22

Edom and Libnah Rebel

20 In the days of Jehoram, ^[a] Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king. ¹

21 So Jehoram ^[b] 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.

22 So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.

2 Kings 8:20-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 8

This chapter gives an account of some advice Elisha had formerly given to the Shunammite woman, and of the success of it, 2Ki 8:1-6 and of the sickness of the king of Syria, who sent to Elisha, then being at Damascus, by Hazael, to know whether he should recover; by whom a message was returned, and Hazael was told by the prophet he should be king of Syria, and exercise great cruelty in Israel, 2Ki 8:7-15 and of the bad reign of Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, over Judah, 2Ki 8:16-24 and of the reign of his son Ahaziah, 2Ki 8:25-29.

Cross References

• 1. (2 Chronicles 21:8–11)

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally In his days
• [b]. Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram (the son of Jehoshaphat), as in verse 16; also in verses 23 and 24