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Edom and Libnah Rebel

2 Kings 8:20

In 11 translations

BSB
In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.Literally In his days
KJV
¶ In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
WEB
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
ASV
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
LSV
In his days Edom has revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they cause a king to reign over them,
YLT
In his days hath Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they cause a king to reign over them,
DBY
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they set a king over themselves.
DRC
In his days Edom revolted, from being under Juda, and made themselves a king.
GNV
In those dayes Edom rebelled from vnder the hand of Iudah, and made a King ouer themselues.
JPS
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
LXXE
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Juda, and they made a king over themselves.Gr. himself.

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Original-language editions

WLC
בְּיָמָיו֙ פָּשַׁ֣ע אֱד֔וֹם מִתַּ֖חַת יַד־יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיַּמְלִ֥כוּ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ׃
LXX-Br
Ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτοῦ ἠθέτησεν Ἐδὼμ ὑποκάτωθεν χειρὸς Ἰούδα, καὶ ἐβασίλευσαν ἐφʼ ἑαυτὸν βασιλέα.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Kings 22:47And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.
  • 2 Kings 3:9So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.
  • 2 Kings 3:27So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. And there was great fury against the Israelites, so they withdrew and returned to their own land.
  • 2 Kings 8:22So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.
  • 2 Chronicles 21:8–10In 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…
  • 2 Samuel 8:14He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
  • Genesis 27:40You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”

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