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

9Amaziah said to God's prophet, ‘But I have paid 3,500 kilograms of silver for these soldiers from Israel. What should I do about that?’ The prophet replied, ‘The Lord is able to give you much more than all that money!’ 10So Amaziah sent away the soldiers who had come from Ephraim. He told them to go back to their homes. So they became very angry with Judah's people. As they went home, they had angry thoughts. But Amaziah was brave. He led his army to Salt Valley. There they killed 10,000 soldiers from Edom. 12They also caught 10,000 soldiers as their prisoners. They took them to the top of a high rock. They threw their prisoners from the top. They all fell down onto the rocks below and they died. 13But the soldiers from Israel that Amaziah had sent home attacked some towns in Judah. They were angry because Amaziah had not allowed them to join his army in the battle. They killed 3,000 men in Judah's towns between Samaria and Beth Horon. They took away many valuable things from those towns.

2 Chronicles 25:11 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ'ămatsyâh 'ămatsyâhû · AmaziahH558
• strengthenedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• himself, and led forthנָהַגnâhag · to leadH5090
• his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to the valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · (Salt) ValleyH1516
• of saltמֶ֫לַחmelach · (Valley of) SaltH4417
• and smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Seirשֵׂעִירώê‛îyr · SeirH8165
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 25:11

• 2 Samuel 8:13After that, David's army won a battle in the Valley of Salt against 18,000 Edomites. David became very famous because of that.
• 2 Kings 14:7Amaziah killed 10,000 soldiers from Edom in Salt valley. He attacked Sela city and he took it for himself. He gave it a new name, ‘Joktheel’. That is still its name.
• Psalms 60:1God, you have turned against us, and you have broken down our strong walls. You are angry with us, but please make us strong 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
• Seir, sons of Seir, Mount Seir, mountains of Seir, land of Seir
• Counsel
• Edom
• Salt, Valley of
• Dead Sea, the
• Salt
• Salt, Valley of
• 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