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2 Kings 14:7
Amaziah struck down 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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Amaziah concludes his military campaign against Edom and immediately sends messengers to King Jehoash of Israel, proposing a direct confrontation. The words — The verb הִכָּ֨ה (hi.Kah) denotes a decisive strike, paired with אֱד֤וֹם ('e.Dom) to specify the defeated nation in the Valley of Salt. The thread — The Valley of Salt appears in 2 Samuel 8:13 and 1 Chronicles 18:12 as a prior site of royal victories, while Joktheel resurfaces in Joshua 15:38 as a settled Judahite town. Why it lands — The text records a territorial renaming after conquest before the narrative shifts to the diplomatic overture that precedes the next conflict.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 8:13 And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
- Joshua 15:38 Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
- 1 Chronicles 18:12 Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
- Psalms 60:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
- 2 Kings 8:20 In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
- 2 Chronicles 25:11 Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
- Isaiah 16:1 Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.