2 Kings 14:7

2 Kings 14:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He was the one who defeated ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt and captured Sela in battle, calling it Joktheel, the name it has to this day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He struck down ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt and took Sela by storm, and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel to this day.

Context of 2 Kings 14:7

5As soon as he had a firm control over the kingdom, he executed the officials who had killed his father, the former king. 6But he didn’t execute their children. He obeyed the Lord’s command written in the Book of Moses’ Teachings: “Parents must never be put to death for the crimes of their children, and children must never be put to death for the crimes of their parents. Each person must be put to death for his own crime.” Amaziah killed 10,000 Edomites in the Dead Sea region and took the city of Sela in battle. He gave it the name Joktheel, which is still its name today. 8Then Amaziah sent messengers to King Jehoash, son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu of Israel, to declare war on Israel. 9King Jehoash of Israel sent this message to King Amaziah of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon. It said, ‘Let your daughter marry my son,’ but a wild animal from Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.

2 Kings 14:7 word by word

הוּא־הִכָּ֨ה אֶת־אֱד֤וֹם בְּגֵיא־מֶ֙לַח֙ עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת אֲלָפִ֔ים וְתָפַ֥שׂ אֶת־הַסֶּ֖לַע בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמָהּ֙ יָקְתְאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• of Edomאֱדוֹם'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm · EdomH123
• in the valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · (Salt) ValleyH1516
• of saltמֶ֫לַחmelach · (Valley of) SaltH4417
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and tookתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• Selahסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · SelaH5554
• by warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of it Joktheelיׇקְתְאֵלyoqthe'êl · JoktheelH3371
• unto this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for 2 Kings 14:7

• 2 Kings 8:20During Jehoram’s time Edom rebelled against Judah and chose its own king.
• 2 Chronicles 25:11Amaziah courageously led his troops. When he came to the Dead Sea region, he killed 10,000 men from Seir.
• 2 Samuel 8:13David made a name for himself by killing 18,000 Edomites in the Dead Sea region as he returned ⌞to Jerusalem⌟.
• 1 Chronicles 18:12Zeruiah’s son Abishai killed 18,000 Edomites in the Dead Sea region.
• Psalms 60:1O God, you have rejected us. You have broken down our defenses. You have been angry. Restore us!
• Joshua 15:38Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,

Commentaries on 2 Kings 14:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7He slew of Edom to the valley of salt - This war is more circumstantially related in 2 Chronicles 25:5, etc. The Idumeans had arisen in the reign of Joram king of Judah, and shaken off the yoke of the house of David. Amaziah determined to reduce them to obedience; he therefore levied an army of three hundred thousand men in his own kingdom, and hired a hundred thousand Israelites, at the price of one hundred talents. When he was about to depart at the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Amaziah‘s Idumaean war is treated at length by the writer of Chronicles (marginal reference). The “Valley of Salt” is usually identified with the broad open plain called the Sabkah, at the southern end of the Dead Sea - the continuation of the Ghor or Jordan gorge. At the north-western corner of this plain stands a mountain of rock-salt, and the tract between this mountain and the sea is a salt-marsh. Salt springs also abound in the plain itself, so that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 710,000 Edomites: Amaziah's victory is briefly mentioned here but detailed in 2 Chronicles 25:5–15. God granted Amaziah this win but later reprimanded him. He was criticized for hiring Israelite soldiers and for bringing home and worshiping Edomite gods. The Valley of Salt is about three miles south of the Dead Sea. Sela is traditionally seen as a site among the rocks and cliffs near Petra in modern Jordan. Capturing this well-defended location showed that…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand--In the reign of Joram the Edomites had revolted (see 2Ki 8:20). But Amaziah, determined to reduce them to their former subjection, formed a hostile expedition against them, in which he routed their army and made himself master of their capital. the valley of salt--that part of the Ghor which comprises the salt and sandy plain to the south of the Dead Sea. Selah--literally, "the rock"; generally…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 14:7

• Edomites
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Joktheel
• Massacre
• Salt
• Sela

In the dictionaries

• Edom
• Jehoash
• Joktheel
• Look
• Meddle
• Salt, Valley of
• Sela
• Worse
• Amaziah
• Dead Sea, the

Commentaries on 2 Kings 14

• 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