20 In his days H3117 Edom H123 revolted H6586 from under the hand H3027 of Judah, H3063 and made H4427 a king H4428 over themselves.
There was then no king H4428 in Edom: H123 a deputy H5324 was king. H4428
So the king H4428 of Israel H3478 went, H3212 and the king H4428 of Judah, H3063 and the king H4428 of Edom: H123 and they fetched a compass H5437 of seven H7651 days' H3117 journey: H1870 and there was no water H4325 for the host, H4264 and for the cattle H929 that followed H7272 them.
Then he took H3947 his eldest H1060 son H1121 that should have reigned H4427 in his stead, and offered H5927 him for a burnt offering H5930 upon the wall. H2346 And there was great H1419 indignation H7110 against Israel: H3478 and they departed H5265 from him, and returned H7725 to their own land. H776
Yet Edom H123 revolted H6586 from under the hand H3027 of Judah H3063 unto this day. H3117 Then Libnah H3841 revolted H6586 at the same H1931 time. H6256
In his days H3117 the Edomites H123 revolted H6586 from under the dominion H3027 of Judah, H3063 and made H4427 themselves a king. H4428 Then Jehoram H3088 went forth H5674 with his princes, H8269 and all his chariots H7393 with him: and he rose up H6965 by night, H3915 and smote H5221 the Edomites H123 which compassed him in, H5437 and the captains H8269 of the chariots. H7393 So the Edomites H123 revolted H6586 from under the hand H3027 of Judah H3063 unto this day. H3117 The same time H6256 also did Libnah H3841 revolt H6586 from under his hand; H3027 because he had forsaken H5800 the LORD H3068 God H430 of his fathers. H1
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Commentary on 2 Kings 8 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 8
The passages of story recorded in this chapter oblige us to look back.
2Ki 8:1-6
Here we have,
2Ki 8:7-15
Here,
2Ki 8:16-24
We have here a brief account of the life and reign of Jehoram (or Joram), one of the worst of the kings of Judah, but the son and successor of Jehoshaphat, one of the best. Note,
Concerning this Jehoram observe,
2Ki 8:25-29
As among common persons there are some that we call little men, who make no figure, are little regarded, as less valued, so among kings there are some whom, in comparison with others, we may call little kings. This Ahaziah was one of these; he looks mean in the history, and in God's account vile, because wicked. It is too plain an evidence of the affinity between Jehoshaphat and Ahab that they had the same names in their families at the same time, in which, we may suppose, they designed to compliment one another. Ahab had two sons, Ahaziah and Jehoram, who reigned successively; Jehoshaphat had a son and grandson names Jehoshaphat had a son and grandson names Jehoram and Ahaziah, who, in like manner, reigned successively. Names indeed do not make natures, but it was a bad omen to Jehoshaphat's family to borrow names from Ahab's; or, if he lent the names to that wretched family, he could not communicate with them the devotion of their significations, Ahaziah-Taking hold of the Lord, and Jehoram-The Lord exalted. Ahaziah king of Israel had reigned but two years, Ahaziah king of Judah reigned but one. We are here told that his relation to Ahab's family was the occasion,