2 Kings 14:7

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.

— 2 Kings 14:7, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 14 connects to 9 cross-references. Amaziah of Judah kills the assassins of his father Joash but spares their children according to the law; he defeats Edom in the Valley of Salt. Emboldened, he challenges Jehoash of Israel; Jehoash tells the 'thistle and cedar' parable warning …

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Other Translations

ASV

He slew of Edom in the Valley of Salt ten thousand, and took Sela by war, and called the name of it Joktheel, unto this day.

YLT

He hath smitten Edom, in the valley of salt--ten thousand, and seized Selah in war, and <FI>one<Fi> calleth its name Joktheel unto this day,

BBE

He put to the sword twelve thousand men of Edom in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela in war, naming it Joktheel, as it is to this day.

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