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.
Jehoshaphat secured the kingdom to his firstborn out of paternal kindness, portioning his better brothers so they would not trouble him, but indulgence breeds ingratitude, not duty. Whether he served his people well by putting an unfit man on the throne when others were hopeful and wise, I cannot say; the welfare of the people must be the first law.
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Commenting on 2 Chronicles 21:1-11
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. (e) Read .
2Ch 21:10-11 The chronicler concludes the account of the revolt of Edom and of the city of Libnah against Judah’s dominion with the reflection: “For he (Joram) had forsaken Jahve the God of the fathers,” and consequently had brought this revolt upon himself, the Lord punishing him thereby for his sin. “Yea, even high places did he make.” The גּם placed at the beginning may be connected with בּמות (cf.
Commenting on 2 Chronicles 21:10-11