2 Kings 14:7
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
הוּא־hu'-heH1931הִכָּהhikahhe struck downH5221אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֱדוֹם'edomEdomH123בְּגֵיא־begei'-in [the] Valley ofH1516מֶלַחmelachSaltH4417עֲשֶׂרֶת'aserettenH6235אֲלָפִים'alafimthousand<s>H505וְתָפַשׂvetafasand he seizedH8610אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַסֶּלַעhasela'<the> SelaH5554בַּמִּלְחָמָהbamilchamahin <the> battleH4421וַיִּקְרָאvaiyikra'and he calledH7121אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שְׁמָהּshemahname itsH8034יָקְתְאֵלyakete'elJoktheelH3371עַד'aduntilH5704הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117הַזֶּה׃ פhazeh<the> thisH2088
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Samuel 8:13And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
- 1 Chronicles 18:12Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
- Joshua 15:38And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
- Psalm 60:1O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
- 2 Chronicles 25:11-1211 And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. 12 And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.11 Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir, 12 and the army of Judah also captured 10,000 men alive. They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.
- 2 Kings 8:20-2220 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. 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. 22 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.20 In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king. 21 So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes. 22 So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.
- Isaiah 16:1Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.
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People and places
Places: Edom, Sela (2 Kings 14), Valley of Salt