2 Kings 8:21

Then Joram passed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, and the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents.

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WEBBE

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.

BSB

So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes.

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

Then Joram went over to Zair, with all his war-carriages; ... made an attack by night on the Edomites, whose forces were all round him, ... the captains of the war-carriages; and the people went in flight to their tents.

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וַיַּעֲבֹר vai·ya·'a·vor and he passed over H5674 יוֹרָם yo·ram Joram H3141 צָעִירָה tza·'i·rah Zair towards H6811 וְכָל־ ve·khol and all H3605 הָרֶכֶב ha·re·khev the chariotry H7393 עִמּוֹ i·mo [was] with him H5973 וַיְהִי־ vay·hi- and it was H1961 הוּא hu' he H1931 קָם kam he arose H6965 לַיְלָה lay·lah night H3915 וַיַּכֶּה vai·ya·keh and he struck down H5221 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אֱדוֹם 'e·dom Edom H123 הַסֹּבֵיב ha·so·veiv which was surrounding H5437 אֵלָיו 'e·lav (to) him H413 וְאֵת ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 שָׂרֵי sa·rei [the] commanders of H8269 הָרֶכֶב ha·re·khev the chariotry H7393 וַיָּנָס vai·ya·nos and it fled H5127 הָעָם ha·'am the people H5971 לְאֹהָלָיו le·'o·ha·lav to tents its H168

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 16–24

A general idea is given of Jehoram's badness. His father, no doubt, had him taught the true knowledge of the Lord, but did ill to marry him to the daughter of Ahab; no good could come of union with an idolatrous family.

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2 Chronicles 21:9

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Jehoram Zair

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ChariotZair

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.