Genesis 27:40

You will live by your sword,
and you will serve your brother.
But when you rebel,
you will break his yoke from your neck.

Genesis 25:23

And the Lord said to her:

Two nations are in your womb;
two people will come from you and be separated.
One people will be stronger than the other,
and the older will serve the younger.

2 Kings 8:20-22

During Jehoram’s reign, Edom rebelled against Judah’s control and appointed their own king.

2 Samuel 8:14

He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

Genesis 32:6

When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau; he is coming to meet you—and he has 400 men with him.”

1 Kings 11:15-17

Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.

2 Kings 14:7

Amaziah killed 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.

2 Kings 14:10

You have indeed defeated Edom, and you have become overconfident. Enjoy your glory and stay at home. Why should you stir up such trouble that you fall—you and Judah with you?”

1 Chronicles 18:11-13

King David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all the nations—from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and the Amalekites.

2 Chronicles 21:8

During Jehoram’s reign, Edom rebelled against Judah’s domination and appointed their own king.

2 Chronicles 21:10

And now Edom is still in rebellion against Judah’s domination today. Libnah also rebelled at that time against his domination because he had abandoned Yahweh, the God of his ancestors.

2 Chronicles 25:11-12

Amaziah strengthened his position and led his people to the Valley of Salt. He struck down 10,000 Seirites,

2 Chronicles 28:17

The Edomites came again, attacked Judah, and took captives.

Psalm 60:8

Moab is My washbasin.
I throw My sandal on Edom;
I shout in triumph over Philistia.”

Obadiah 1:17-21

But there will be a deliverance on Mount Zion,
and it will be holy;
the house of Jacob will dispossess
those who dispossessed them.

Matthew 10:34

Don’t assume that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Genesis 27:40

And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

Thy sword

Genesis 32:6

Matthew 10:34

Serve

That thou

2 Kings 8:20

2 Chronicles 21:8

2 Chronicles 28:17

General references

Numbers 24:18

Bible References