New English Translation
2 Kings 14:7
7He defeated 10,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley; he captured Sela in battle and renamed it Joktheel, a name it has retained to this very day.
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
5When he had secured control of the kingdom, he executed the servants who had assassinated his father. 6But he did not execute the sons of the assassins. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, “Fathers must not be put to death for what their sons do, and sons must not be put to death for what their fathers do. A man must be put to death only for his own sin.” He defeated 10,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley; he captured Sela in battle and renamed it Joktheel, a name it has retained to this very day. 8Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel. He said, “Come, let’s meet face to face.” 9King Jehoash of Israel sent this message back to King Amaziah of Judah, “A thornbush in Lebanon sent this message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and trampled down the thorn.
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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 his reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king.
- 2 Chronicles 25:11Amaziah boldly led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he defeated 10,000 Edomites.
- 2 Samuel 8:13David became famous when he returned from defeating the Arameans in the Valley of Salt, he defeated 18,000 in all.
- 1 Chronicles 18:12Abishai son of Zeruiah killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
- Psalms 60:1O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger. Please 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
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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
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