5But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
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Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)Jehoram, the son of Ahab, and brother of Ahaziah, is here upon the throne of Israel; and, though he was but a bad man, yet two commendable things are here recorded of him:— I. That he removed his father’s idols. He did evil in many things, but not like his father Ahab or his mother Jezebel, 2 Kgs. 3:2. Bad he was, but not so bad, so overmuch wicked , as Solomon speaks, Eccl. 7:17. Perhaps Jehoshap…
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