2 Kings 8:21 meaning and explanation

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.

2 Kings 8:21, Berean Standard Bible

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Jehoram, king of Judah, is fighting to keep Edom under his control. Edom had been subject to Judah since David's time, but now it rebels and sets up its own king.

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