So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his fathers.
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So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his fathers.
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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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So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day; then did Libnah revolt at the same time from under his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 21:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 32:21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God. They have provoked me to anger with their vanities. I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people. I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
- Joshua 21:13 To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,
- 1 Kings 11:31 He said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to you
- 1 Kings 11:33 because that they have forsaken me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon. They have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in my eyes, and to keep my statutes and my ordinances, as David his father did.
- 2 Kings 19:8 So Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.
- 2 Chronicles 13:10 “But as for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not forsaken him. We have priests serving Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work;
- 2 Chronicles 15:2 and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
- Jeremiah 2:13 “For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living waters, and cut out cisterns for themselves: broken cisterns that can’t hold water.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Read 2 Kings 8:22.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 21:10 So the Edomites revolted from under the…
2Ch 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.
Ver. 10. Did Libnah revolt.] See 2Ki 8:22.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain To wit, publicly and avowedly, setting him at defiance,…
To wit, publicly and avowedly, setting him at defiance, as the next verse shows. And this is mentioned, either,
1. As the reason why the priests, whose city Libnah was, forsook him, because he had forsaken God; or rather,
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2. As the reason why God raised up so many enemies against him, both from abroad and at home.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Libnah - Libnah seems to have set up for…
Libnah - Libnah seems to have set up for a free state. And the reason is here given, both why God permitted it, and why they did it, because Jehoram was become an idolater. While he adhered to God, they adhered to him; but when he cast God off, they cast him off. Whether this would justify them in their revolt or no, it justified God's providence which suffered it.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 21:10. The same time did Libnah revolt —…
2Ch 21:10. The same time did Libnah revolt — Libnah seems to have set up for a free state. And the reason is here given, both why God permitted it, and why they did it, because Jehoram was become an idolater. While he adhered to God, they adhered to him; but when he cast God off, they cast him off. Whether this would justify them in their revolt or not, it justified God’s providence which suffered it.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Day, when the author lived. See 4 K. viii.…
Day, when the author lived. See 4 K. viii. 20.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. The same time also did Libnah revolt] R.V.…
10. The same time also did Libnah revolt] R.V. Then did Libnah revolt at the same time. The exact position of Libnah is not known, but it was in the south of Judah, probably not far from Lachish (Tell-el-Hesi) and from the Edomite territory. The reason of the revolt is probably given in the Pesh. rendering of this clause, viz. “Then did the Edomites who dwelt in Libnah revolt.” Libnah was perhaps partly Edomite. According to 1Ch_6:57 (42 Heb.) Libnah was a priestly city.
because he had forsaken, etc.] Not in Kings.
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the Lord God] R.V. the LORD, the God; cp. 2Ch_28:6 (note).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) Unto this day.—See on 2Ch_5:9. The date thus…
(10) Unto this day.—See on 2Ch_5:9. The date thus assigned is some time prior to the captivity. No account is taken of Amaziah’s reduction of Edom (2Ch_25:11-15), which was probably not permanent.
The same time also.—Literally, then revolted Libnah at that time. 2Ki_8:22 ends here. The chronicler adds, “from under his (i.e., Jehoram’s) hand,” and assigns a moral ground for the successful rebellion: “For he had forsaken Jehovah, the God of his fathers.” (Thenius can hardly be right in asserting that the chronicler meant to say that Libnah, as a city of the priests, refused obedience to the idolatrous king; nor Hitzig, in explaining the revolt as merely a religious secession. ) He forsook Jehovah, by “walking in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab,” i.e., by adopting and popularising the worship of the Tyrian Baal, to please his wife and her people. In those days friendship with an alien race seems to have involved recognition of their gods. (Comp. Amo_1:9 for the alliance between Tyre and Judah.)
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Libnah.—Syriac, “the Edomites that lived in Libnah.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Libnah because he had forsaken. The parallel states the…
Libnah because he had forsaken. The parallel states the revolt of Libnah also, but does not make the closing remark of our verse.
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