Jehoram's response — the failed campaign — 'Then Jehoram passed over with his commanders and all his chariots. He rose up by night and struck the Edomites who had surrounded him and his chariot commanders' (וירא ירם אל אדום כי פשׁעו מתחתיו ויעל עם שׂריו וכל רכבו עמו ויקם בלילה ויך את אדום הסובב אליו וגם את שׂרי הרכב). Jehoram's military response is active; he musters forces and deploys them. The phrase 'rose up by night' (ויקם בלילה) suggests a night attack, a tactical maneuver. Yet while Jehoram achieved a temporary military success ('struck the Edomites'), the Chronicler notes that 'Edom revolted from the rule of Judah' — the victory is hollow. The Chronicler's point is theological: military success without covenant obedience is transient.

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