2 Kings 8:22

22 To this day Edom has been in rebellion against Judah. Libnah revolted at the same time.

2 Kings 8:22 in Other Translations

KJV
22 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
ESV
22 So Edom revolted from the rule of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
NLT
22 So Edom has been independent from Judah to this day. The town of Libnah also revolted about that same time.
MSG
22 Edom continues in revolt against Judah right up to the present. Even little Libnah revolted at that time.
CSB
22 So Edom is still in rebellion against Judah's control today. 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 the time of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against Judah and set up its own king.
21 So Jehoram went to Zair with all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he rose up and broke through by night; his army, however, fled back home.
22 To this day Edom has been in rebellion against Judah. Libnah revolted at the same time.
23 As for the other events of Jehoram’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
24 Jehoram rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. And Ahaziah his son succeeded him as king.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Genesis 27:40
  • 2. S Numbers 33:20; Joshua 21:13; 2 Kings 19:8
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