2 Kings 8:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 8:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 8:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 8:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Joram crossed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him; and he rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him with the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents.”
2 Kings 8:21 — World English Bible
2 Kings 8:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then Joram passed over to Zair, 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; and the people fled to their tents. ”
2 Kings 8:21 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 8:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Joram passeth over to Zair, and all the chariots with him, and he himself hath risen by night, and smiteth Edom, that is coming round about unto him, and the heads of the chariots, and the people fleeth to its tents;”
2 Kings 8:21 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 8:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joram went over to Zair, 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; and the people fled into their tents. ”
2 Kings 8:21 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 8:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore Ioram went to Zair, and all his charets with him, and he arose by night, and smote the Edomites which were about him with the captains of the charets, and the people fled into their tents.”
2 Kings 8:21 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 8:21 in Context — 2 Kings 8
19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.
20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
21 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.
22 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
23 And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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What Does 2 Kings 8:21 Mean?
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