2 Kings 8:21
“So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So Joram went over to Zair,.... A city in Edom, the same with the Zaara of Ptolemy (i); some take it to be the same with…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Zair - Perhaps Seir, the famous mountain of Edom Gen 14:6. The people - i. e., The Edomites. Yet, notwithstanding his…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Joram went over to Zair - This is the same as Seir, a chief city of Idumea. So Isa 21:11 : The burden of Dumah (Idumea).…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 8:16-24
We have here a brief account of the life and reign of Jehoram (or Joram), one of the worst of the kings of Judah, but…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
So Joram went[R.V. Then Joram passed] over to Zair The name Zair is only found here. In the parallel passage of…