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2 Kings 8:20

In his time, Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah, and took a king for themselves.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Edomites;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Jehoram;   Thompson Chain Reference - Revolts;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Edomites, the;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Elath;   Joram or Jehoram;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Amaziah;   Edom;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jehoram;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Edom;   Elath;   Jehoram;   Uzziah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Edom;   Ezion-Geber;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Zair;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Edom, Edomites;   Jehoram;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Esau ;   Hazael ;   Joram, Jehoram;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Ramothgilead;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ahaziah;   Elisha;   Idumaeans;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Amaziah;   Elath;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Edom;   Elath;   Jehoram;   Joel (2);   Obadiah, Book of;   Red Sea;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Amaziah, King of Judah;   Jehoram (Joram);   Kings, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
During Jehoram’s reign, Edom rebelled against Judah’s control and appointed their own king.
Hebrew Names Version
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Yehudah, and made a king over themselves.
King James Version
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
English Standard Version
In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah and set up a king of their own.
New Century Version
In Jehoram's time Edom broke away from Judah's rule and chose their own king.
New English Translation
During his reign Edom freed themselves from Judah's control and set up their own king.
Amplified Bible
In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah, and set up 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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
In those dayes Edom rebelled from vnder the hand of Iudah, and made a King ouer themselues.
Legacy Standard Bible
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
During his time Edom revolted against Y'hudah and set up its own king.
Darby Translation
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they set a king over themselves.
Easy-to-Read Version
In Jehoram's time Edom broke away from Judah's rule. The people of Edom chose a king for themselves.
George Lamsa Translation
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah and set up a king over themselves.
Good News Translation
During Jehoram's reign Edom revolted against Judah and became an independent kingdom.
Lexham English Bible
In his days, Edom rebelled against the rule of Judah, and they set up a king over them.
Literal Translation
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they caused a king to reign over them.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
At ye same tyme fell ye Edomites awaye from Iuda, & made a kynge ouer them selues:
American Standard Version
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In those dayes Edom rebelled from vnder the hand of Iuda: for they made them a king of their owne.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
King James Version (1611)
In his dayes Edom reuolted from vnder the hand of Iudah, and made a king ouer themselues.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Juda, and they made a king over themselves.
English Revised Version
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
Berean Standard Bible
In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In tho daies Edom, `that is, Ydumee, yede awei, that it schulde not be vndur Juda; and made a kyng to it silf.
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,
Update Bible Version
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.
New King James Version
In his days Edom revolted against Judah's authority, and made a king over themselves.
New Living Translation
During Jehoram's reign, the Edomites revolted against Judah and crowned their own king.
New Life Bible
In his days Edom turned against the rule of Judah and chose a king of their own.
New Revised Standard
In his days Edom revolted against the rule of Judah, and set up a king of their own.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In his days, did Edom revolt from under the hand of Judah, - and they set over them a king.
Douay-Rheims Bible
In his days Edom revolted from being under Juda, and made themselves a king.
Revised Standard Version
In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah, and set up a king of their own.
THE MESSAGE
During Jehoram's reign, Edom revolted against Judah's rule and set up their own king. Jehoram responded by taking his army of chariots to Zair. Edom surrounded him, but in the middle of the night he and his charioteers broke through the lines and hit Edom hard. But his infantry deserted him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

Contextual Overview

16 In the fifth year of Joram, the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, became king. 17 He was thirty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years. 18 He went in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the family of Ahab did: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord. 19 But it was not the Lord's purpose to send destruction on Judah, because of David his servant, to whom he had given his word that he would have a light for ever. 20 In his time, Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah, and took a king for themselves. 21 Then Joram went over to Zair, with all his war-carriages; Three dots are used where it is no longer possible to be certain of the true sense of the Hebrew words, and for this reason no attempt has been made to put them into Basic English. made an attack by night on the Edomites, whose forces were all round him, Three dots are used where it is no longer possible to be certain of the true sense of the Hebrew words, and for this reason no attempt has been made to put them into Basic English. the captains of the war-carriages; and the people went in flight to their tents. 22 So Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah to this day. And at the same time, Libnah made itself free. 23 Now the rest of the acts of Joram, and all he did, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Judah? 24 And Joram went to rest with his fathers and was put into the earth with his fathers in the town of David: and Ahaziah his son became king in his place.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Edom: 2 Kings 8:22, 2 Kings 3:9, 2 Kings 3:27, Genesis 27:40, 2 Chronicles 21:8-10

made a king: 2 Samuel 8:14, 1 Kings 22:47

Reciprocal: Genesis 25:30 - Edom 2 Kings 1:1 - after the 2 Kings 3:5 - General 2 Kings 14:7 - slew

Cross-References

Genesis 4:4
And Abel gave an offering of the young lambs of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord was pleased with Abel's offering;
Genesis 7:2
Of every clean beast you will take seven males and seven females, and of the beasts which are not clean, two, the male and his female;
Genesis 8:1
And God kept Noah in mind, and all the living things and the cattle which were with him in the ark: and God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters went down.
Genesis 8:4
And on the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.
Genesis 8:7
Noah sent out a raven, which went this way and that till the waters were gone from the earth.
Genesis 8:8
And he sent out a dove, to see if the waters had gone from the face of the earth;
Genesis 8:15
And God said to Noah,
Genesis 8:16
Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons' wives.
Genesis 8:17
Take out with you every living thing which is with you, birds and cattle and everything which goes on the earth, so that they may have offspring and be fertile and be increased on the earth.
Genesis 13:4
To the place where he had made his first altar, and there Abram gave worship to the name of the Lord.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah,.... Who had been tributary to Judah ever since the times of David, for the space of one hundred and fifty years:

and made a king over themselves; for though they are said to have kings, those were only deputy kings, as in 1 Kings 22:47 and now the prediction of Isaac began to be accomplished, Genesis 27:40.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Edom, which had been reduced by David 2Sa 8:14; 1 Kings 11:15-16, but had apparently revolted from Solomon 1 Kings 11:14, was again subjected to Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat 2 Kings 3:8-26. The Edomites had, however, retained their native kings, and with them the spirit of independence. They now rose in revolt, and fulfilled the prophecy Genesis 27:40, remaining from henceforth a separate and independent people (Jeremiah 25:21; Jeremiah 27:3; Amos 1:11, etc.). Kings of Edom, who seem to be independent monarchs, are often mentioned in the Assyrian inscriptions.


 
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