2 Kings 8:21
Joram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. The Edomites, who had surrounded him, attacked at night and defeated him and his chariot officers. The Israelite army retreated to their homeland.
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- 2 Sam 18:17 : 17 They took Absalom, threw him into a large pit in the forest, and stacked a huge pile of stones over him. In the meantime all the Israelite soldiers fled to their homes.
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- 2 Chr 21:8-103 verses92%
8During Jehoram’s reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king.
9Jehoram crossed over with his officers and all his chariots. The Edomites, who had surrounded him, attacked at night and defeated him and his chariot officers.
10So Edom has remained free from Judah’s control to this very day. At that same time Libnah also rebelled and freed themselves from Judah’s control because Jehoram rejected the LORD God of his ancestors.
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20During his reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king.
- 2 Kgs 8:22-243 verses74%
22So Edom has remained free from Judah’s control to this very day. At that same time Libnah also rebelled.
23The rest of the events of Joram’s reign, including a record of his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.
24Joram passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Ahaziah replaced him as king.
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17The Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried off captives.
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21Jehoram ordered,“Hitch up my chariot.” When his chariot had been hitched up, King Jehoram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah went out in their respective chariots to meet Jehu. They met up with him in the plot of land that had once belonged to Naboth of Jezreel.
- 2 Kgs 9:14-163 verses71%
14Then Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi conspired against Joram.Jehu the AssassinNow Joram had been in Ramoth Gilead with the whole Israelite army, guarding against an invasion by King Hazael of Syria.
15But King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. Jehu told his supporters,“If you really want me to be king, then don’t let anyone escape from the city to go and warn Jezreel.”
16Jehu drove his chariot to Jezreel, for Joram was recuperating there.(Now King Ahaziah of Judah had come down to visit Joram.)
- 2 Kgs 3:6-94 verses71%
6At that time King Jehoram left Samaria and assembled all Israel for war.
7He sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah:“The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you fight with me against Moab?” Jehoshaphat replied,“I will join you in the campaign; my army and horses are at your disposal.”
8He then asked,“Which invasion route are we going to take?” Jehoram answered,“By the road through the wilderness of Edom.”
9So the kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom set out together. They wandered around on the road for seven days and finally ran out of water for the men and animals they had with them.
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15During David’s campaign against Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, while on a mission to bury the dead, killed every male in Edom.
- 2 Chr 21:4-52 verses70%
4Jehoram took control of his father’s kingdom and became powerful. Then he killed all his brothers, as well as some of the officials of Israel.
5Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.
- 2 Kgs 8:28-292 verses70%
28He joined Ahab’s son Joram in a battle against King Hazael of Syria at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.
29King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians in Ramah when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. King Ahaziah son of Jehoram of Judah went down to visit Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, for he was ill.
- 1 Kgs 22:32-332 verses70%
32When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said,“He must be the king of Israel.” So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.
33When the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.
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26When the king of Moab realized he was losing the battle, he and 700 swordsmen tried to break through and attack the king of Edom, but they failed.
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24When they approached the Israelite camp, the Israelites rose up and struck down the Moabites, who then ran from them. The Israelites thoroughly defeated Moab.
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7He defeated 10,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley; he captured Sela in battle and renamed it Joktheel, a name it has retained to this very day.
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8The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem and captured it. They put the sword to it and set the city on fire.
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5He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.
- 2 Chr 18:31-322 verses69%
31When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said,“He must be the king of Israel!” So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out. The LORD helped him; God lured them away from him.
32When the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.
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21all the people of Edom, Moab, Ammon;
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21Then the king of Israel marched out and struck down the horses and chariots; he thoroughly defeated Syria.
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8But the Babylonian army chased after the king. They caught up with Zedekiah in the rift valley plains of Jericho, and his entire army deserted him.
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7So they got up and fled at dusk, leaving behind their tents, horses, and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.
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21So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border; therefore Israel turned away from him.
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4When King Zedekiah of Judah and all his soldiers saw them, they tried to escape. They departed from the city during the night. They took a path through the king’s garden and passed out through the gate between the two walls. Then they headed for the rift valley.
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21Now all Moab had heard that the kings were attacking, so everyone old enough to fight was mustered and placed at the border.
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18Edom will be a possession, Seir, his enemies, will also be a possession; but Israel will act valiantly.
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1Ahaziah’s Reign The residents of Jerusalem made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
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12Judah was defeated by Israel, and each man ran back home.
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22Judah was defeated by Israel, and each man ran back home.
- 2 Chr 20:23-242 verses68%
23The Ammonites and Moabites attacked the men from Mount Seir and annihilated them. When they had finished off the men of Seir, they attacked and destroyed one another.
24When the men of Judah arrived at the observation post overlooking the wilderness and looked at the huge army, they saw dead bodies on the ground; there were no survivors!
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16The LORD stirred up against Jehoram the Philistines and the Arabs who lived beside the Cushites.
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14So he sent horses and chariots there, along with a good-sized army. They arrived during the night and surrounded the city.
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27When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what happened, he took off up the road to Beth Haggan. Jehu chased him and ordered,“Shoot him too.” They shot him while he was driving his chariot up the ascent of Gur near Ibleam. He fled to Megiddo and died there.
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12From there they moved on and camped in the valley of Zered.
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11Amaziah boldly led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he defeated 10,000 Edomites.