2 Kings 8:22

22 So Edom has been in revolt against the rule of Judah to this day. Libnah also revolted 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 In his days Edom revolted against the rule of Judah, and set up a king of their own.

21 Then Joram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. He set out by night and attacked the Edomites and their chariot commanders who had surrounded him; but his army fled home.

22 So Edom has been in revolt against the rule of Judah to this day. Libnah also revolted at the same time.

23 Now the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah?

24 So Joram slept with his ancestors, and was buried with them in the city of David; his son Ahaziah succeeded him.