Loading
Loading
0 Chapters0 Books0 People0 Places
When Edom revolts against the long Judean overlordship King Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat marches across the southern frontier to Zair with all his chariots only to find himself encircled — and breaks out by a night attack — but loses the broader Edomite war and the southern vassal kingdom is permanently lost to Judah.
2 Kings 8:20-22 narrates the Edomite revolt against Judah's long suzerainty under King Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat: "In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents. Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day." Despite the tactical victory at Zair, Jehoram lost the broader war — Edom's independence from Judah lasted permanently through the remaining centuries of the kingdom of Judah.
A woman returns from exile at exactly the right moment. Elisha sees the future and weeps over what's coming. And Judah's throne gets handed to two kings who prove that family influence can pull you in the worst direction.
2 ChroniclesThe King Nobody MournedJehoram inherits a good kingdom and immediately destroys it — murdering his own brothers, marrying into the worst family in Israel, and leading an entire nation away from God. A letter from Elijah spells out the consequences, and every single one comes true.
hubExplore this event's connections in the Knowledge Graph
Share this event