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Good News Translation

2 Chronicles 25:11

Amaziah summoned up his courage and led his army to Salt Valley. There they fought and killed ten thousand Edomite soldiers

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Captive;   Edomites;   Joktheel;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Edomites, the;   Kings;   Rocks;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Amaziah;   Idumea;   Joash or Jehoash;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Amaziah;   Edom;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Obadiah, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Edom;   Salt, Valley of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Edom;   Joktheel;   Salt, Valley of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Amaziah;   Chronicles, Books of;   Edom;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Alliance;   Chronicles, I;   Salt, Valley of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amaziah ;   Edom ;   Yale, Valley;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Salt valley of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jok'the-El;   Salt, Valley of,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Edom;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Dead Sea, the;   Salt;   Salt, Valley of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Amaziah, King of Judah;   Edox, Idumea;   Seir;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Amaziah strengthened his position and led his people to the Salt Valley. He struck down ten thousand Seirites,
Hebrew Names Version
Amatzyah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and struck of the children of Se`ir ten thousand.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
But Amaziah took courage and led out his people and went to the Valley of Salt and struck down 10,000 men of Seir.
New Century Version
Then Amaziah became very brave and led his army to the Valley of Salt in the country of Edom. There Amaziah's army killed ten thousand Edomites.
New English Translation
Amaziah boldly led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he defeated 10,000 Edomites.
Amplified Bible
Now Amaziah took courage and led his people out to the Valley of Salt, and he struck down 10,000 of the men of Seir (Edom).
New American Standard Bible
Now Amaziah gathered his courage and led his people out, and went to the Valley of Salt, and struck and killed ten thousand of the sons of Seir.
World English Bible
Amaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and struck of the children of Seir ten thousand.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Amaziah was encouraged, and led forth his people, and went to the salt valley, and smote of the children of Seir, ten thousand.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now Amaziah strengthened himself and led his people forth, and went to the Valley of Salt and struck down 10,000 of the sons of Seir.
Berean Standard Bible
Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
Contemporary English Version
After Amaziah got his courage back, he led his troops to Salt Valley, where he killed ten thousand Edomite soldiers in battle.
Complete Jewish Bible
Amatzyahu took courage, led his people out and went to the Salt Valley, where he killed 10,000 of the people of Se‘ir.
Darby Translation
But Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Amaziah became very brave and led his army to the Salt Valley in the country of Edom. There his army killed 10,000 men from Seir.
George Lamsa Translation
And Amaziah strengthened himself and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt and slew ten thousand of the men of mount Gebal.
Lexham English Bible
Then Amaziah strengthened himself, and leading his army, he went to the Valley of Salt. And he struck down ten thousand men of Seir.
Literal Translation
And Amaziah made himself strong and led his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and killed ten thousand of the sons of Seir.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Amasias stregthed himselfe, and caried out his people, and wente forth in to the Salt valley, and smote ten thousande of the children of Seir.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
Then Amaziah took heart, and went out at the head of his people and came to the Valley of Salt, where he put to death ten thousand of the children of Seir;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Amaziahu toke heart, and caried out his people, and went to the salt valley, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
King James Version (1611)
And Amaziah strengthened himselfe, and ledde foorth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir, ten thousand.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Amasias strengthened himself, and took his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote there the children of Seir ten thousand.
English Revised Version
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Amasie ledde out tristili his puple, and yede in to the valei of makyngis of salt, and he killide of the sones of Seir ten thousynde.
Update Bible Version
And Amaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and smote of the sons of Seir ten thousand.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New King James Version
Then Amaziah strengthened himself, and leading his people, he went to the Valley of Salt and killed ten thousand of the people of Seir.
New Living Translation
Then Amaziah summoned his courage and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where they killed 10,000 Edomite troops from Seir.
New Life Bible
Now Amaziah made himself strong of heart, and he led his people to the Valley of Salt and killed 10,000 men of Seir.
New Revised Standard
Amaziah took courage, and led out his people; he went to the Valley of Salt, and struck down ten thousand men of Seir.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Amaziah, took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, - and smote of the sons of Seir, ten thousand;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Amasias taking courage led forth his people, and went to the vale of saltpits, and slew of the children of Seir ten thousand.
Revised Standard Version
But Amazi'ah took courage, and led out his people, and went to the Valley of Salt and smote ten thousand men of Se'ir.
Young's Literal Translation
And Amaziah hath strengthened himself, and leadeth his people, and goeth to the Valley of Salt, and smiteth the sons of Seir -- ten thousand.
THE MESSAGE
But Amaziah was optimistic. He led his troops into the Valley of Salt and killed ten thousand men of Seir. They took another ten thousand as prisoners, led them to the top of the Rock, and pushed them off a cliff. They all died in the fall, smashed on the rocks.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Amaziah strengthened himself and led his people forth, and went to the Valley of Salt and struck down 10,000 of the sons of Seir.

Contextual Overview

1 Amaziah became king at the age of twenty-five, and he ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother was Jehoaddin from Jerusalem. 2 He did what was pleasing to the Lord , but did it reluctantly. 3 As soon as he was firmly in power, he executed the officials who had murdered his father. 4 He did not, however, execute their children, but followed what the Lord had commanded in the Law of Moses: "Parents are not to be put to death for crimes committed by their children, and children are not to be put to death for crimes committed by their parents; people are to be put to death only for crimes they themselves have committed." 5 King Amaziah organized all the men of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin into army units, according to the clans they belonged to, and placed officers in command of units of a thousand and units of a hundred. This included all men twenty years of age or older, 300,000 in all. They were picked troops, ready for battle, skilled in using spears and shields. 6 In addition, he hired 100,000 soldiers from Israel at a cost of about four tons of silver. 7 But a prophet went to the king and said to him, "Don't take these Israelite soldiers with you. The Lord is not with these people from the Northern Kingdom. 8 You may think that they will make you stronger in battle, but it is God who has the power to give victory or defeat, and he will let your enemies defeat you." 9 Amaziah asked the prophet, "But what about all that silver I have already paid for them?" The prophet replied, "The Lord can give you back more than that!" 10 So Amaziah sent the hired troops away and told them to go home. At this they went home, bitterly angry with the people of Judah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

valley: 2 Samuel 8:13, 2 Kings 14:7, Psalms 60:1, *title

Reciprocal: Genesis 25:23 - the elder Genesis 27:29 - be lord Genesis 27:40 - serve 1 Kings 20:22 - strengthen 1 Chronicles 18:12 - the valley of Salt 2 Chronicles 25:15 - which could 2 Chronicles 28:17 - the Edomites Ezekiel 35:2 - mount

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will bless you and make your name famous, so that you will be a blessing.
Genesis 16:14
That is why people call the well between Kadesh and Bered "The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me."
Genesis 17:19
But God said, "No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son and you will name him Isaac. I will keep my covenant with him and with his descendants forever. It is an everlasting covenant.
Genesis 22:17
I promise that I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand along the seashore. Your descendants will conquer their enemies.
Genesis 24:62
Isaac had come into the wilderness of "The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me" and was staying in the southern part of Canaan.
Genesis 50:24
He said to his brothers, "I am about to die, but God will certainly take care of you and lead you out of this land to the land he solemnly promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 2 Kings 14:7.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The children of Seir - i. e. the Edomites (see the marginal reference “h”).


 
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