KJV King James Version
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.
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2 Chronicles 25:11
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
WEB World English Bible
Amaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and struck ten thousand of the children of Seir.
ASV American Standard Version
And Amaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Amaziah hath strengthened himself, and leadeth his people, and goeth to the Valley of Salt, and smiteth the sons of Seir—ten thousand.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 25
8 But if thou wilt go, do [it], be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.
10 Then Amaziah separated them, [to wit], the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.
11 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.
13 But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
14 Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up [to be] his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.
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וַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙H558 · a.mats.yahAmaziahהִתְחַזַּ֔קH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenוַיִּנְהַג֙H5090 · na.hagto leadאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עַמּ֔וֹH5971 · ampeopleוַיֵּ֖לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentגֵּ֣יאH1516 · gayValleyהַמֶּ֑לַחH4417 · me.lachSalt (Sea)וַיַּ֥ךְH5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בְּנֵי־H1121 · benson: childשֵׂעִ֖ירH8165 · se.irSeirעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתH6235 · e.sertenאֲלָפִֽים׃H505 · e.lephthousand
Cross-references
2 Kings 14:7He 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.Psalm 60:1To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.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].
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