2 Kings 8:22

22 So Edom has been independent of Judah to this day. Libnah rebelled at the same 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 During Jehoram's rule Edom rebelled against Judah's power and appointed their own king.

21 Jehoram along with all his chariots crossed over to Zair. He got up at night to attack the Edomites who had surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but his army fled back home.

22 So Edom has been independent of Judah to this day. Libnah rebelled at the same time.

23 The rest of Jehoram's deeds and all that he accomplished, aren't they written in the official records of Judah's kings?

24 Jehoram died and was buried with his ancestors in David's City. His son Ahaziah succeeded him as king.