2 Kings 8:20
New International Version
In the time of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against Judah and set up its own king.

New Living Translation
During Jehoram’s reign, the Edomites revolted against Judah and crowned their own king.

English Standard Version
In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah and set up a king of their own.

Berean Standard Bible
In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.

King James Bible
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

New King James Version
In his days Edom revolted against Judah’s authority, and made a king over themselves.

New American Standard Bible
In his days Edom broke away from the rule of Judah, and appointed a king over themselves.

NASB 1995
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

NASB 1977
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

Legacy Standard Bible
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah and made a king over themselves.

Amplified Bible
In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah, and set up a king over themselves.

Christian Standard Bible
During Jehoram’s reign, Edom rebelled against Judah’s control and appointed their own king.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
During Jehoram’s reign, Edom rebelled against Judah’s control and appointed their own king.

American Standard Version
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

Contemporary English Version
While Jehoram was king, the people of Edom rebelled and chose their own king.

English Revised Version
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
During Jehoram's time Edom rebelled against Judah and chose its own king.

Good News Translation
During Jehoram's reign Edom revolted against Judah and became an independent kingdom.

International Standard Version
During Jehoram's lifetime, Edom rebelled from Judah's hegemony and appointed a king to rule over themselves.

Majority Standard Bible
In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.

NET Bible
During his reign Edom freed themselves from Judah's control and set up their own king.

New Heart English Bible
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

Webster's Bible Translation
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

World English Bible
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
In his days Edom has revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they cause a king to reign over them,

Young's Literal Translation
In his days hath Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they cause a king to reign over them,

Smith's Literal Translation
In his days Edom broke from under the hand of Judah, and they will make a king over them.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
In his days Edom revolted, from being under Juda, and made themselves a king.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In his days, Idumea drew apart, so as not to be under Judah, and they appointed a king for themselves.

New American Bible
During Joram’s reign, Edom revolted against the rule of Judah and installed a king of its own.

New Revised Standard Version
In his days Edom revolted against the rule of Judah, and set up a king of their own.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah and set up a king over themselves.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
In his days Edom rebelled from under the hand of Yehuda and a King reigned over them.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Juda, and they made a king over themselves.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Edom and Libnah Revolt
20In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king. 21So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes.…

Cross References
2 Chronicles 21:8-10
In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king. / So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. / So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his hand at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.

Genesis 27:40
You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”

1 Kings 11:14
Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.

1 Kings 22:47
And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.

2 Samuel 8:14
He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

Isaiah 34:5-6
When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Obadiah 1:1-9
This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”— / “Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you will be deeply despised. / The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ ...

Psalm 137:7
Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”

Jeremiah 49:7-22
Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? / Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. / If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted? ...

Ezekiel 25:12-14
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’

Amos 1:11-12
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

Malachi 1:2-4
“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.

Matthew 2:16-18
When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi. / Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: / “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

Luke 23:12
That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.

Acts 12:20
Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.


Treasury of Scripture

In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

Edom

2 Kings 8:22
Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

2 Kings 3:9,27
So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them…

Genesis 27:40
And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

made a king

2 Samuel 8:14
And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

1 Kings 22:47
There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.

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In the days of Jehoram
This phrase sets the historical context for the events described. Jehoram, also known as Joram, was the son of Jehoshaphat and king of Judah. His reign is marked by a departure from the ways of his father, who was a righteous king. Jehoram's rule is characterized by idolatry and alliances with the northern kingdom of Israel, which had turned away from God. The phrase reminds us of the importance of godly leadership and the consequences when leaders stray from God's commandments.

Edom rebelled
The rebellion of Edom signifies a significant political and military event. Edom, a nation descended from Esau, had been under the control of Judah since the time of King David. The Hebrew root for "rebelled" (פָּשַׁע, pasha) implies a breaking away or a revolt. This rebellion is a fulfillment of the prophecy given to Esau that he would eventually break free from Jacob's yoke (Genesis 27:40). It serves as a reminder of the sovereignty of God in the affairs of nations and the fulfillment of His word.

against the hand of Judah
The "hand of Judah" symbolizes authority and control. Judah, under the Davidic line, had exerted dominance over Edom. The rebellion against Judah's hand indicates a rejection of this authority. In a spiritual sense, it reflects the broader theme of humanity's rebellion against God's authority. It challenges us to consider our own submission to God's rule in our lives.

and appointed their own king
By appointing their own king, Edom was asserting its independence and self-governance. This act of appointing a king is significant because it represents a complete break from Judah's influence. Historically, this move would have required a strong leader to unite the people and establish a new order. Spiritually, it can be seen as a metaphor for the human tendency to reject divine authority and establish our own rule, often leading to chaos and disorder. It calls us to reflect on the importance of aligning our lives under the kingship of Christ, the true King.

(20) In his days Edom revolted.--The connection of ideas is this: Although Jehovah was not willing to extirpate Judah, yet He suffered it to be seriously weakened by the defections recorded in 2Kings 8:20-22.

Made a king over themselves.--Josephus says they slew the vassal king appointed over them by Jehoshaphat (1Kings 22:48). Edom appears to have been subject to the hegemony of Judah from the time of the disruption under Rehoboam.

Verse 20. - In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah. Edom had been conquered by Joab in the time of David, and had been treated with great severity, all the males, or at any rate all those of full age, having been put to death (1 Kings 11:15, 16). On the death of David, Edom seems to have revolted under a prince named Hadad, and to have re-established its independence. It had been again sub-jeered by the time of Jehoshaphat, who appointed a governor over it (1 Kings 22:47), and treated it as a portion of his own territories (2 Kings 3:8). Now the yoke was finally thrown off, as had been prophesied (Genesis 27:40). Edom became once more a separate kingdom, and was especially hostile to Judah. In the reign of Ahaz the Edomites "smote Judah" and carried away many captives (2 Chronicles 28:17). When the Chaldaeans attacked and besieged Jerusalem, they cried, "Down with it, down with it, even to the ground!" (Psalm 137:7). They looked on with joy at the capture of the holy city (Obadiah 1:12), and "stood in the crossway, to cut off such as escaped" (Obadiah 1:14). After the return from the Captivity, they were still Judah's enemies, and am especially denounced as such by the Prophet Malachi (Malachi 1:3-5). In the Maccabee wars, we find them always on the Syrian side (1 Mac. 4:29, 61 1 Mac. 5:3 1 Mac. 6:31; 2 Macc. 10:15, etc.), doing their best to rivet the hateful yoke of the heathen on their suffering brethren. As Idumaeans, the Herodian family must have been specially hateful to the Jews. And made a king over themselves. The king mentioned in 2 Kings 3:9, 26 was probably a mere vassal king under Jehoshaphat.

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Hebrew
In the days of Jehoram,
בְּיָמָיו֙ (bə·yā·māw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

Edom
אֱד֔וֹם (’ĕ·ḏō·wm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 123: The name of a condiment

rebelled
פָּשַׁ֣ע (pā·ša‘)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6586: To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel

against
מִתַּ֖חַת (mit·ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-m
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

the hand
יַד־ (yaḏ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of Judah
יְהוּדָ֑ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

and appointed
וַיַּמְלִ֥כוּ (way·yam·li·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

their own
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

king.
מֶֽלֶךְ׃ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king


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