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2 Kings 14:7

EsauJoktheelValley of Salt

5 And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.

6 But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

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.

8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.

9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel, to this day.
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.
DARBY
He smote of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Sela in the war, and called the name of it Joktheel to this day.
BLB
He struck Edom in the Valley of Salt—ten thousand—and he seized Sela by war and called its name Joktheel to this day.
ÅB
Han slo Edom i Saltdalen, ti tusen mann, og inntok Sela og kalte det Jokte'el, som det heter den dag idag.
OTB
Han beseiret ti tusen edomitter i Saltdalen, erobret Sela i kamp, og kalte den Jokteel, som den heter den dag i dag.
B1930
Han slo Edom i Saltdalen, ti tusen mann, og inntok Sela og kalte det Jokte'el, som det heter den dag idag.

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