2 Chronicles 21:9
Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots.
2 Chronicles 21:9 in other translations
| BSB | So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. |
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| WEB | Then Jehoram went there with his captains and all his chariots with him. He rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots. |
| ASV | Then Jehoram passed over with his captains, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites that compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots. |
| YLT | and Jehoram passeth over with his heads, and all the chariots with him, and it cometh to pass, he hath risen by night and smiteth the Edomites who are coming round against him, and the princes of the chariots, |
| DARBY | And Jehoram went over with his captains, and all the chariots with him; and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites who had surrounded him, and the captains of the chariots. |
| BBE | Then Jehoram went over with his captains and all his war-carriages... made an attack by night on the Edomites, whose forces were all round him... on the captains of the war-carriages. |
| Webster | Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites who encompassed him, and the captains of the chariots. |
What does 2 Chronicles 21:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 21:8-10
8-10. 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; 2Ki 3:9). But that king having been slain in an insurrection at home, his successor thought to ingratiate himself with his new subjects by raising the flag of independence [Josephus]. The attempt was defeated in the first instance by Jehoram, who possessed all…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 21:1-11
Jehoram hated his brethren, and slew them, for the same reason that Cain hated Abel, and slew him, because their piety condemned his impiety. In the mystery of Providence such men sometimes prosper for a time; but the Lord has righteous purposes in permitting such events, part of which may now be made out, and the rest will be seen hereafter.
2 Chronicles 21:9 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 2 Chronicles 21:8
In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.
- 2 Chronicles 21:9
Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots.
- 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.
2 Chronicles 21:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces pasó Joram con sus príncipes, y consigo todos sus carros; y levantóse de noche, é hirió á los Idumeos que le habían cercado, y á todos los comandantes de sus carros. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Joram se mit en marche avec ses chefs, et tous les chars avec lui; et il se leva de nuit, et frappa Édom, qui l’avait entouré, et les chefs des chars. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da zog Joram hinüber mit seinen Obersten, und alle Wagen mit ihm. Und es geschah, als er sich des Nachts aufmachte, da schlug er die Edomiter, welche ihn und die Obersten der Wagen umringt hatten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque transisset Joram cum principibus suis, et cuncto equitatu qui erat secum, surrexit nocte, et percussit Edom, qui se circumdederat, et omnes duces equitatus ejus. |