2 Kings 8:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.”
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“In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.”
King James Version · Public Domain“In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“In his days hath Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they cause a king to reign over them,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 8:20 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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 Samuel 8:14He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- 1 Kings 22:47And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.
- 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
- 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 Kings 14:7Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
- 2 Chronicles 21:8In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
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