7. but because the Lord had made a solemn promise to King David that someone from his family would always rule in Judah, he refused to wipe out David's descendants.
8. While Jehoram was king, the people of Edom rebelled and chose their own king.
9. Jehoram, his officers, and his cavalry marched to Edom, where the Edomite army surrounded them. He escaped during the night,
10. but Judah was never able to regain control of Edom. Even the town of Libnah rebelled at that time.Those things happened because Jehoram had turned away from the Lord, the God his ancestors had worshipped.
11. Jehoram even built local shrines in the hills of Judah and let the people sin against the Lord by worshipping foreign gods.