8In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
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.
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. …
And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten. …
There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)We find here, I. That Jehoshaphat was a very careful indulgent father to Jehoram. He had many sons, who are here named (2 Chron. 21:2), and it is said (2 Chron. 21:13) that they were better than Jehoram, had a great deal more wisdom and virtue, and lived up to their education, which he went counter to. They were very hopeful, and any of them more fit for the crown than he; and yet, because he was…
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