18 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for he married a daughter(A) of Ahab. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord. 19 Nevertheless, for the sake of his servant David, the Lord was not willing to destroy(B) Judah. He had promised to maintain a lamp(C) for David and his descendants forever.

20 In the time of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against Judah and set up its own king.(D) 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(E) against Judah. Libnah(F) 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

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