2 Chronicles 25:11

2 Chronicles 25:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Amaziah then marshaled his strength and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he killed ten thousand men of Seir.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Amaziah took courage and led out his people and went to the Valley of Salt and struck down 10,000 men of Seir.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Amaziah strengthened himself, and leading his people, he went to the Valley of Salt and killed ten thousand of the people of Seir.

Context of 2 Chronicles 25:11

9And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done for the hundred talents which I have given to the troop of Israel? And the man of God said, Jehovah is able to give thee much more than this. 10Then Amaziah separated them, — the troop that was come to him out of Ephraim, — to go home again. And their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce anger. But Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. 12And the children of Judah took ten thousand captive, alive, and brought them to the top of the cliff, and cast them down from the top of the cliff, so that they all were broken in pieces. 13But those of the troop that Amaziah had sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah from Samaria as far as Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

2 Chronicles 25:11 word by word

וַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ הִתְחַזַּ֔ק וַיִּנְהַג֙ אֶת־עַמּ֔וֹ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ גֵּ֣יא הַמֶּ֑לַח וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־בְּנֵי־שֵׂעִ֖יר עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ'ămatsyâh 'ămatsyâhû · AmaziahH558
• strengthenedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• ledנָהַגnâhag · to leadH5090
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · (Salt) ValleyH1516
• saltמֶ֫לַחmelach · (Valley of) SaltH4417
• Seirשֵׂעִירώê‛îyr · SeirH8165
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 25:11

• 2 Samuel 8:13And David made him a name when he returned, after he had smitten the Syrians in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand [men].
• 2 Kings 14:7He smote of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Sela in the war, and called the name of it Joktheel to this day.
• Psalms 60:1O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased: restore us again.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 25:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The children of Seir - i. e. the Edomites (see the marginal reference “h”).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The Valley of Salt, located south of the Dead Sea, was a frequent battlefield. David also fought the Edomites there (2 Samuel 8:13; see Psalm 60). Amaziah did not capture the port at Elath (2 Chronicles 26:2); his conquest was limited to northern Edom.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. valley of salt--This ravine lies to the south of the Dead Sea. The arms of Amaziah, in reward for his obedience to the divine will, were crowned with victory--ten thousand of the Edomites were slain on the field, and as many taken prisoners, who were put to death by precipitation "from the top of the rock" [2Ch 25:12]. This rock might be situated in the neighborhood of the battlefield, but more probably it formed one of the high craggy cliffs of Selah…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 25:11

• Captive
• Edomites
• Joktheel

In the dictionaries

• Amaziah
• Seir
• Counsel
• Edom
• Salt, Valley of
• Dead Sea, the
• Salt
• Joktheel

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary