unfoldingWord_en_tn/2ki/08/22.md

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King Jehoram of Judah dies and his son Ahaziah becomes king.

So Edom has been in rebellion against the rule of Judah to this present day

"So after that, Edom was no longer controlled by Judah, and it is still like that"

the rule of Judah

Here "Judah" refers to the king of Judah. Alternate translation: "the rule of the king of Judah" or "the authority of the king of Judah" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

to this present day

to the time that this book was written

Libnah also revolted at the same time

Libnah rebelled against the king of Judah just as Edom had. Alternate translation: "During that same time, Libnah also rebelled against the king of Judah" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

Libnah

This is another city that was originally part of Judah. Here "Libnah" refers to the people who live there. Alternate translation: "the people of Libnah" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)