There was no king in Edom at this time; a governor ruled.

all the people of Edom, ¹  Moab, ²  Ammon; ³ 

What follows is the account of Esau (also known as Edom). ¹ 

So Esau (also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir. ¹ 

These were the sons of Esau (also known as Edom), and these were their chiefs.

Hadad died.The tribal chiefs of Edom were: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

Magdiel, Iram. ¹  These were the tribal chiefs of Edom.

including Obed-Edom and sixty-eight colleagues. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were gatekeepers.

Obed-Edom was assigned the south gate, and his sons were assigned the storehouses.

It includes ¹  the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites, ² 

During David’s campaign against Edom, ¹  Joab, the commander of the army, while on a mission to bury the dead, killed every male in Edom.

Jacob sent messengers on ahead ¹  to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the region ²  of Edom.

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants ¹  of Seir in the land of Edom.

These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: ¹ 

So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border; therefore Israel turned away from him.

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom. He said:

Edom will be a possession, Seir, ¹  his enemies, will also be a possession; but Israel will act valiantly.

They traveled from Kadesh and camped in Mount Hor at the edge of the land of Edom.

He then asked, “Which invasion route are we going to take?” ¹  Jehoram ²  answered, “By the road through the Desert of Edom.”

So Edom has remained free from Judah’s control to this very day. ¹  At that same time Libnah also rebelled.