KJV King James Version
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.
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2 Chronicles 25:12
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
The children of Judah carry away ten thousand alive, and brought them to the top of the rock, and threw them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were broken in pieces.
ASV American Standard Version
And other ten thousand did the children of Judah carry away alive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were broken in pieces.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And ten thousand alive have the sons of Judah taken captive, and they bring them to the top of the rock, and cast them from the top of the rock, and all of them have been broken.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 25
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.
15 Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand?
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וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתH6235 · e.sertenאֲלָפִ֜יםH505 · e.lephthousandחַיִּ֗יםH2416 · chayaliveשָׁבוּ֙H7617 · sha.vahto take captiveבְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childיְהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahוַיְבִיא֖וּםH935 · boto come (in): comeלְרֹ֣אשׁH7218 · roshheadהַסָּ֑לַעH5553 · se.larockוַיַּשְׁלִיכ֛וּםH7993 · sha.lakhto throwמֵֽרֹאשׁ־H7218 · roshheadהַסֶּ֖לַעH5553 · se.larockוְכֻלָּ֥םH3605 · kolallנִבְקָֽעוּ׃ סH1234 · ba.qato break up/open
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 20:10And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;1 Chronicles 20:3And he brought out the people that [were] in it, and cut [them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.2 Chronicles 21:8-10In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.2 Samuel 12:31And he brought forth the people that [were] therein, and put [them] under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
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