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2 Chronicles 21:8
2 Chronicles 21:8 is verse 8 of 2 Chronicles chapter 21, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
King James Version
In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.
World English Bible
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
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2 Chronicles 21:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible
6 And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.
7 Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
8 In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
9 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.
10 So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his rule at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 27:40You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
2 Kings 8:20In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
2 Kings 8:21So 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.
2 Kings 8:22So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.
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.