2 Kings 14:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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 · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He slew of Edom in the Valley of Salt ten thousand, and took Sela by war, and called the name of it Joktheel, unto this day.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“He hath smitten Edom, in the valley of salt--ten thousand, and seized Selah in war, and <FI>one<Fi> calleth its name Joktheel unto this day,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 14:7 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 15:38Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
- 2 Samuel 8:13And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
- 2 Samuel 8:14He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- 2 Kings 8:20In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
- 2 Kings 8:21So 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.
- 1 Chronicles 18:12Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
- 2 Chronicles 25:11Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
- Psalms 60:1You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
- Isaiah 16:1Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.
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