7. But the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because He had made a covenant with David and promised to give a light to him and to his sons forever.
8. In Jehoram's days, the Edomites revolted from the rule of Judah and set up for themselves a king.
9. Then Jehoram passed over [the Jordan] with his captains and all his chariots, and rose up by night and smote the Edomites who had surrounded him and his chariot captains.
10. So Edom revolted from the rule of Judah to this day. Then Libnah also revolted from Jehoram's rule, because he had forsaken the Lord, the God of his fathers.