Then David made a name for himself when he returned from striking 18,000 down from Edom in the Valley of Salt.
2 Chronicles 25:11 - Tree of Life Version Amaziah then took courage and leading his army, marched to the Valley of Salt. He struck down 10,000 men of Seir. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Amaziah took courage and led forth his people to the Valley of Salt and smote 10,000 of the men of Seir [Edom]. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Amaziah courageously led his people to the Salt Valley, where they killed ten thousand people from Seir. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Amaziah confidently led forth his people. And he went away to the Valley of the Salt Pits, and he struck down ten thousand of the sons of Seir. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Amasias taking courage led forth his people, and went to the vale of saltpits, and slew of the children of Seir ten thousand. |
Then David made a name for himself when he returned from striking 18,000 down from Edom in the Valley of Salt.
He struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt, captured Sela in the battle, and renamed it Joktheel, as it is to this day.
So, Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim to go back to their homes. Their anger burned greatly against Judah and they returned home in a rage.
The army of Judah also captured 10,000 alive, and brought them to the top of the cliff. They threw them down from the top of the cliff and everyone fell to their death.
The anger of Adonai burned against Amaziah, and He sent a prophet to him, who said to him, “Why have you sought after the gods of the people who could not deliver their own people from your hand?”
For the music director, on the “Lily of the Covenant,” a Michtam of David, for teaching,
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you— living in the clefts of the rock—his dwelling place is lofty, saying in his heart: ‘Who shall bring me down to the earth?’