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20 When Jehoram was king over Judah, Edom refused to remain under Judah’s control. Edom set up their own king. 21 So Jehoram went to Zair. He took all his chariots with him. The men of Edom surrounded him and his chariot commanders. He got up at night and fought his way out. But his army ran back home. 22 To this day Edom has refused to remain under Judah’s control. When Jehoram was Judah’s king, Libnah also refused to remain under the control of Judah.

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20 In the time of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against Judah and set up its own king.(A) 21 So Jehoram[a] 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(B) against Judah. Libnah(C) revolted at the same time.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 8:21 Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram; also in verses 23 and 24