2 Chronicles 25:11 BSB

2 Chronicles 25:11

Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,

BSB

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ASV

And Amaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people,.... To go to war with the Edomites; not discouraged by the dismission of the hired troops, but trusting in the promise and power of God, he went forth with boldness and intrepidity: and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir, ten thousand; the Edomites; so called, not because they were the posterity of Seir, but because they dwelt in Seir, from whence they drove the descendants of Seir, and dwelt in their stead; see 2Ki 14:7.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He left dead upon the spot, in the field of battle, 10,000 men; 10,000 more he took prisoners, and barbarously killed them all by throwing them down some steep and craggy precipice. What provocation he had to exercise this cruelty towards them we are not told; but it was certainly very severe.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The savage cruelty dealt out to them was either in retaliation for similar barbarities inflicted on the Hebrews, or to strike terror into so rebellious a people for the future. The mode of execution, by dashing against stones (Ps 137:9), was common among many ancient nations.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙	va.'a.matz.Ya.hu	and Amaziah	H558 →
הִתְחַזַּ֔ק	hit.cha.Zak	he strengthened himself	H2388 →
וַיִּנְהַג֙	vai.yin.Hag	and he led out	H5090 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
עַמּ֔וֹ	a.Mo	people his	H5971 →
וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
גֵּ֣יא	gei'	[the] Valley of	H1516 →
הַמֶּ֑לַח	ha.Me.lach	<the> Salt	H4417 →
וַיַּ֥ךְ	vai.Yakh	and he struck down	H5221 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בְּנֵי־	be.nei-	[the] people of	H1121 →
שֵׂעִ֖יר	se.'Ir	Seir	H8165 →
עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת	'a.Se.ret	ten	H6235 →
אֲלָפִֽים׃	'a.la.Fim	thousand<s>	H505 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 60:1
You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
leads to
- 2 Samuel 8:12–13
  from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
- 2 Samuel 8:3
  David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.
- Psalms 44:9
  But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.
- 1 Chronicles 18:3
  As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
Through
2 Kings 14:7
Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 18:12
  Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 60:1
  You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 8:13
  And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
Through
2 Samuel 8:13
And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
leads to
- 2 Kings 14:7
  Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.

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