2 Kings 8:22
New International Version
To this day Edom has been in rebellion against Judah. Libnah revolted at the same time.

New Living Translation
So Edom has been independent from Judah to this day. The town of Libnah also revolted about that same time.

English Standard Version
So Edom revolted from the rule of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

Berean Standard Bible
So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.

King James Bible
Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

New King James Version
Thus Edom has been in revolt against Judah’s authority to this day. And Libnah revolted at that time.

New American Standard Bible
So Edom has broken away from Judah to this day. Then Libnah broke away at the same time.

NASB 1995
So Edom revolted against Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

NASB 1977
So Edom revolted against Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

Legacy Standard Bible
So Edom revolted against Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

Amplified Bible
So Edom revolted against Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

Christian Standard Bible
So Edom is still in rebellion against Judah’s control today. Libnah also rebelled at that time.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Edom is still in rebellion against Judah’s control today. Libnah also rebelled at that time.

American Standard Version
So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then did Libnah revolt at the same time.

Contemporary English Version
Judah was never able to regain control of Edom. Even the town of Libnah rebelled at that time.

English Revised Version
So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, unto this day. Then did Libnah revolt at the same time.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Edom rebelled against Judah's rule and is still independent today. At that time Libnah also rebelled.

Good News Translation
Edom has been independent of Judah ever since. During this same period the city of Libnah also revolted.

International Standard Version
Edom remains in rebellion against Judah to this day, and Libnah revolted at the same time.

Majority Standard Bible
So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.

NET Bible
So Edom has remained free from Judah's control to this very day. At that same time Libnah also rebelled.

New Heart English Bible
So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

Webster's Bible Translation
Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

World English Bible
So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Edom revolts from under the hand of Judah until this day; then Libnah revolts at that time.

Young's Literal Translation
and Edom revolteth from under the hand of Judah till this day; then doth Libnah revolt at that time.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Edom will break from under Judah even to this day. Then Libnah will break in that time.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
So Edom revolted from being under Juda, unto this day. Then Lobna also revolted at the same time.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Idumea drew apart, so as not to be under Judah, even to this day. Then Libnah also drew apart, at the same time.

New American Bible
To this day Edom has been in revolt against the rule of Judah. Libnah also revolted at that time.

New Revised Standard Version
So Edom has been in revolt against the rule of Judah to this day. Libnah also revolted at the same time.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah even to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Edom rebelled from under the hand of Yehuda until today, then Lebna rebelled at that time.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, unto this day. Then did Libnah revolt at the same time.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Juda till this day. Then Lobna revolted at that time.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Edom and Libnah Revolt
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. 22So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time. 23As for the rest of the acts of Jehoram, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?…

Cross References
2 Chronicles 21:10
So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his hand at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.

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.

1 Kings 11:14-25
Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom. / Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. / Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom. ...

Genesis 27:40
You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”

1 Kings 22:47
And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.

2 Kings 3:4-27
Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. / But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. / So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel. ...

Isaiah 34:5-6
When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Obadiah 1:1-21
This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”— / “Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you will be deeply despised. / The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ ...

Psalm 60:8-9
Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” / Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

Psalm 137:7
Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”

Ezekiel 25:12-14
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’

Amos 1:11-12
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

Malachi 1:2-4
“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.

Matthew 2:13-15
When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, / where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

Matthew 2:19-21
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. / “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.” / So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.


Treasury of Scripture

Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

Yet.

Genesis 27:40
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.

2 Kings 8:20
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

Libnah

2 Kings 19:8
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

Joshua 21:13
Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,

2 Chronicles 21:10
So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers.

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2 Kings 8
1. The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the famine,
5. for Elisha's miracle's sake has her land restored by the king.
7. Hazael Murders Ben-Hadad and succeeds him
16. Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah
20. Edom and Libnah revolt
23. Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram
25. Ahaziah's wicked reign
28. He visits Joram, being wounded, at Jezreel














So to this day
This phrase indicates the ongoing nature of Edom's rebellion against Judah. The phrase "to this day" suggests that the situation persisted for a significant period, highlighting the lasting impact of the events described. This ongoing rebellion reflects the fulfillment of earlier prophecies and the consequences of Israel's disobedience to God.

Edom has been in rebellion
Edom, a nation descended from Esau, Jacob's brother, had a long history of conflict with Israel. The rebellion mentioned here refers to Edom's successful revolt against Judah's control during the reign of Jehoram, as detailed earlier in 2 Kings 8. This rebellion fulfilled Isaac's blessing to Esau in Genesis 27:40, where it was prophesied that Esau's descendants would eventually break free from Jacob's yoke.

against the hand of Judah
The "hand of Judah" symbolizes the authority and control that the kingdom of Judah had over Edom. Historically, Edom was a vassal state under Judah's dominion, paying tribute and subject to its rule. The rebellion signifies a significant shift in power dynamics, weakening Judah's influence and control in the region.

Likewise, Libnah rebelled
Libnah was a city in the Shephelah region of Judah. Its rebellion at the same time as Edom's indicates a period of instability and weakened central authority in Judah. The rebellion of Libnah may have been motivated by dissatisfaction with Jehoram's rule or inspired by Edom's successful revolt. This event underscores the internal and external challenges faced by Judah during this period.

at the same time
The simultaneous rebellions of Edom and Libnah suggest a coordinated or opportunistic response to Judah's vulnerabilities. This period of unrest reflects the broader geopolitical instability in the region and highlights the challenges faced by the kingdom of Judah in maintaining its territorial integrity and political influence. The timing of these events may also indicate divine judgment on Judah for its unfaithfulness, as seen in the broader narrative of the Kings.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Edom
A nation descended from Esau, Jacob's brother. Historically, Edom had been subject to Judah but rebelled during the reign of Jehoram.

2. Judah
The southern kingdom of Israel, ruled by the descendants of David. During this period, Jehoram was the king.

3. Jehoram
The king of Judah at the time of Edom's rebellion. His reign was marked by idolatry and a departure from the ways of his father, Jehoshaphat.

4. Libnah
A city in the Shephelah of Judah. It also rebelled against Jehoram's rule, possibly due to his unfaithfulness to God.

5. Rebellion
The act of defying authority. In this context, it refers to Edom and Libnah's revolt against Judah's rule.
Teaching Points
Consequences of Unfaithfulness
Jehoram's departure from God's ways led to instability and rebellion. Our actions have consequences, and turning away from God can lead to turmoil in our lives.

The Importance of Leadership
As leaders, our faithfulness to God can influence those we lead. Jehoram's idolatry set a poor example, leading to rebellion and unrest.

God's Sovereignty in Rebellion
Even in rebellion, God’s purposes prevail. The rebellion of Edom and Libnah was part of God's larger plan and serves as a reminder of His ultimate control over nations.

Historical Tensions and Their Spiritual Lessons
The conflict between Edom and Judah is a reminder of the spiritual battles we face. We must remain vigilant and faithful to God to overcome these challenges.

Repentance and Restoration
Despite rebellion, there is always an opportunity for repentance and restoration. God calls us back to Him, offering forgiveness and a chance to realign with His will.(22) Yet.--Rather, and (i.e., so).

Unto this day.--Down to the time of composition of the original account from which this epitome is extracted. This notice is borne out by the Assyrian monuments. Esarhaddon and Assurbanipal mention Qa'us-gabri king of Udumu (Edom), along with Manasseh of Judah, among their tributaries. Esarhaddon also states that his father Sennacherib had reduced "Adum-, a fortified city of Arabia."

Then Libnah revolted at the same time.--The point of the statement is that the success of Edom encouraged Libnah to throw off the Judaean supremacy. For the locality see Joshua 10:29 seq., Joshua 15:42; Joshua 21:13. Keil thinks the revolt of Libnah coincided with (it was probably supported by) the Philistine invasion recorded in 2Chronicles 21:16, and continued until Uzziah reduced the Philistines (2Chronicles 26:6 seq.). From the time of Hezekiah, Libnah again belonged to Judah (2Kings 19:8; 2Kings 23:31; 2Kings 24:18). . . .

Verse 22. - Yet Edom revolted; rather, and Edom revolted; or, so Edom revolted. Joram's attempt having failed, the independence of the country was established. From under the hand of Judah unto this day. The successes of Amaziah and Azariah against Edom (2 Kings 14:7, 22) did not amount to reconquests. Edom continued a separate country, not subject to Judaea, and frequently at war with it, until the time of John Hyrcanus, by whom it was subjugated. "Unto this day" means, at the most, until the time when the Books of Kings took their present shape, which was before the return from the Captivity. Then Libnah revolted at the same time. Libnah was situated on the borders of Philistia, in the Shefelah, or low country, but towards its eastern edge. Its exact position is uncertain; but it is now generally thought to be identical with the modern Tel-es-Safi, between Gath and Ekron, about long. 34° 50' E., Int. 31° 38' N. It had been an independent city, with a king of its own, in the early Canaanite time (Joshua 10:30; Joshua 12:15), but had been assigned to Judah (Joshua 15:42), and had hitherto remained, so far as appears, contented with its position. Its people can scarcely have had any sympathy with the Edomites, and its revolt at this time can have had no close connection with the Edomite rebellion. Libnah's sympathies would be with Philistia, and the occasion of the revolt may have been the invasion of Judaea by the Philistines in the reign of Jehoram, of which the author of Chronicles speaks (2 Chronicles 21:16), and in which Jehoram's sons were carried off.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So to
עַ֖ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

this
הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

day
הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

Edom
אֱד֗וֹם (’ĕ·ḏō·wm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 123: The name of a condiment

has been in rebellion
וַיִּפְשַׁ֣ע (way·yip̄·ša‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6586: To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel

against
מִתַּ֙חַת֙ (mit·ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-m
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

the hand of
יַד־ (yaḏ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

Judah.
יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

Likewise,
אָ֛ז (’āz)
Adverb
Strong's 227: At that time, place, therefore

Libnah
לִבְנָ֖ה (liḇ·nāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3841: Libnah -- a city in soutwest Judah, also a place in the wilderness

rebelled
תִּפְשַׁ֥ע (tip̄·ša‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6586: To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel

at the same
הַהִֽיא׃ (ha·hî)
Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

time.
בָּעֵ֥ת (bā·‘êṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when


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