2 Kings 8
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2 Kings 8:17-22

17He was 32 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 8 years in Jerusalem.

18He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, as Ahab’s family had done, because his wife was Ahab’s daughter. So he did what the Lord considered evil.

19But for David’s sake the Lord didn’t want to destroy Judah. The Lord had told David that he would always give him and his descendants a ⌞shining⌟ lamp.

20During Jehoram’s time Edom rebelled against Judah and chose its own king.

21Jehoram took all his chariots to attack Zair. The Edomites and their chariot commanders surrounded him, but he got up at night, broke through their lines, and his troops fled home.

22So Edom rebelled against Judah’s rule and is still independent today. At that time Libnah also rebelled.

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