2 Chronicles 25:13
11 Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
12 and the army of Judah also captured 10,000 men alive. They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.
Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.
14 When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them.
15 Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”
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- BSB
- Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.
- KJV
- But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
- WEB
- But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell on the cities of Judah from Samaria even to Beth Horon, and struck of them three thousand, and took much plunder.
- ASV
- But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote of them three thousand, and took much spoil.
- DARBY
- But those of the troop that Amaziah had sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah from Samaria as far as Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
- BLB
- And the sons of the troop that Amaziah had sent back so that they would not go with him to the battle—they raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth-horon, and they struck down in them three thousand, and they plundered much spoil.
- ÅB
- Men de som hørte til den flokk som Amasja hadde sendt tilbake, så de ikke kom til å dra med ham i krigen, falt inn i Judas byer fra Samaria like til Bet-Horon; og de hugg ned der tre tusen mann og tok meget hærfang.
- OTB
- Men troppene som Amasja hadde sendt tilbake, de som ikke gikk med ham i slaget, herjet byene i Juda fra Samaria til Bet-Horon, og slo 3 000 av dem og plyndret en stor mengde bytte.
- B1930
- Men de som hørte til den flokk som Amasja hadde sendt tilbake, så de ikke kom til å dra med ham i krigen, falt inn i Judas byer fra Samaria like til Bet-Horon; og de hugg ned der tre tusen mann og tok meget hærfang.
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Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 8:5
He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,
Read in context1 Kings 16:24
He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.
Read in context1 Kings 9:17
So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,
Read in context1 Kings 16:29
In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.
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