2 Kings 8:19-21

Good News Translation

^19 (A)but the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, because he had promised his servant David that his descendants would always continue to rule.

^20 (B)During Jehoram's reign Edom revolted against Judah and became an independent kingdom. ²¹ So Jehoram set out with all his chariots to Zair, where the Edomite army surrounded them. During the night he and his chariot commanders managed to break out and escape, and his soldiers scattered to their homes.