2 Chronicles 21:8
in 2 Chronicles 21In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
KJV
In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.
⋯
This verse in 2 Chronicles 21
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
revolted from under the dominion of Judah
on 2 Chronicles 21:8-10
Edom throws off Judah's rule and crowns its own king, and Jehoram's night attack on the chariots that had compassed him in does not recover the loss: the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day, the writer's own words for a break that outlived his page. Libnah revolts the same season, and verse 10 gives the reason Kings leaves out, because he had forsaken the Lord God of his fathers. The political unraveling is read here as the direct fruit of the religious one.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
the Edomites revolted--That nation had been made dependent by David, and down to the time of Jehoshaphat was governed by a tributary ruler (1Ki 22:47;
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase+unbalanced-parens
In his days the Edomites revolted - See on 2Ki 8:21 (note).
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּיָמָיו֙ | beyamav | in days his | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| פָּשַׁ֣ע | pasha' | it rebelled | H6586 → | 41 times |
| אֱד֔וֹם | ʾedom | Edom | H123 → | 99 times |
| מִתַּ֖חַת | mitachat | from under | H8478 → | 505 times |
| יַד־ | yad- | [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| יְהוּדָ֑ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ | vaiyamlikhu | and they made king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ʾaleihem | over them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ׃ | melekh | a king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
בְּיָמָיו֙in days his
beyamavH3117 →2304 times
פָּשַׁ֣עit rebelled
pasha'H6586 →41 times
אֱד֔וֹםEdom
ʾedomH123 →99 times
מִתַּ֖חַתfrom under
mitachatH8478 →505 times
יַד־[the] hand of
yad-H3027 →1618 times
יְהוּדָ֑הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּand they made king
vaiyamlikhuH4427 →348 times
עֲלֵיהֶ֖םover them
ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 times
מֶֽלֶךְ׃a king
melekhH4428 →2525 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 27:40You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 8:14
He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 8:20–22
In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
- Genesis 25:23
and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the…
- 2 Chronicles 21:10
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…
- 2 Chronicles 25:11–12
Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
- 2 Samuel 8:14
Through
1 Kings 22:47And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 3:9
So 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…
- 2 Kings 8:20
In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
- 2 Kings 3:9
Through
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…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 22:47
And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.
- 1 Kings 22:47
About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceTransjordanEdomThe highland nation descended from Esau that refused Israel passage on the King's Highway, and whose pride the prophets answered.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.