²⁰ In the time of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against Judah and set up its own king.^(A)

⁴⁷ There was then no king^(A) in Edom; a provincial governor ruled.

⁹ So the king of Israel set out with the king of Judah and the king of Edom.^(A) After a roundabout march of seven days, the army had no more water for themselves or for the animals with them.

²² To this day Edom has been in rebellion^(A) against Judah. Libnah^(B) revolted at the same time.

²⁷ Then he took his firstborn^(A) son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him as a sacrifice on the city wall. The fury against Israel was great; they withdrew and returned to their own land.

⁸ In the time of Jehoram, Edom^(A) rebelled against Judah and set up its own king. ⁹ So Jehoram went there with his officers and all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he rose up and broke through by night. ¹⁰ To this day Edom has been in rebellion against Judah.

Libnah^(B) revolted at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the Lord, the God of his ancestors.

¹⁴ He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites^(A) became subject to David.^(B) The Lord gave David victory^(C) wherever he went.^(D)