And David won a name for himself. When he returned, he slew eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
2 Kings 14:7 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt and took Sela by storm, and called it Jokthe-el, which is its name to this day. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Amaziah slew of Edom in the Valley of Salt 10,000, and took Sela (Greek petra [rock]) by war, and called it Joktheel, which is the name of it to this day. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Next Amaziah struck down ten thousand Edomites in the Salt Valley and captured Sela in battle. He renamed it Jokthe-el, which is what it is still called today. Catholic Public Domain Version He struck down ten thousand men of Idumea, in the Valley of the Salt Pits. And he captured 'the Rock' in battle, and he called its name 'Subdued by God,' even to the present day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He slew of Edom in the valley of the Saltpits ten thousand men, and took the rock by war, and called the name thereof Jectehel, unto this day. |
And David won a name for himself. When he returned, he slew eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.
You have indeed smitten Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Be content with your glory, and stay at home; for why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?”
And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, slew eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
O God, thou hast rejected us, broken our defenses; thou hast been angry; oh, restore us.
They have sent lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela, by way of the desert, to the mount of the daughter of Zion.
The horror you inspire has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle's, I will bring you down from there, says the Lord.
The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, whose dwelling is high, who say in your heart, “Who will bring me down to the ground?”