2 Kings 14:7

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
slew	הִכָּ֨ה hi.Kah	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Edom	אֱד֤וֹם 'e.Dom	H123	Edom · proper noun, a man's name
valley	בְּגֵיא be.gei'-	H1516	a gorge (from its lofty sides · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
salt	מֶ֙לַח֙ me.lach	H4417	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
ten	עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת 'a.Se.ret	H6235	ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) · noun, common feminine singular construct
thousand	אֲלָפִ֔ים 'a.la.Fim	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders plural absolute
took	וְתָפַ֥שׂ ve.ta.Fas	H8610	to manipulate · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Selah	הַסֶּ֖לַע ha.Se.la'	H5554	Sela · definite article + proper noun, a place name
war	בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה ba.mil.cha.Mah	H4421	a battle (i.e. the engagement) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
called	וַיִּקְרָ֤א vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
name	שְׁמָהּ֙ she.Mah	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
Joktheel	יָקְתְאֵ֔ל ya.ke.te.'El	H3371	Joktheel · proper noun, a place name
day	הַיּ֥וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 8:13 And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
Joshua 15:38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,
1 Chronicles 18:12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
Psalms 60:1 O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
2 Kings 8:20-22 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
2 Chronicles 25:11-12 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.
Isaiah 16:1 Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 14:1-7

Amaziah, the son and successor of Joash, is the king whom here we have an account of. Let us take a view of him, I. In the temple; and there he acted, in some measure, well, like Joash, but not like David, Kg2 14:3. He began well, but did not persevere: He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, kept up his attendance on God's altars and his attention to God's word, yet not like David. It is not enough to do that which our pious predecessors did, merely to keep up the usage, but we must do it as they did it, from the same principle of faith and devotion and with the same sincerity and resolution. It is here taken notice of, as before, that the high places were not taken away, Kg2…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 14:7

HE SMITES EDOM. (Kg2 14:7) He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand--In the reign of Joram the Edomites had revolted (see Kg2 8:20). But Amaziah, determined to reduce them to their former subjection, formed a hostile expedition against them, in which he routed their army and made himself master of their capital. the valley of salt--that part of the Ghor which comprises the salt and sandy plain to the south of the Dead Sea. Selah--literally, "the rock"; generally thought to be Petra. Joktheel--that is, "given" or "conquered by God." See the history of this conquest more fully detailed (Ch2 25:6-16).

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 14:7

He slew of Edom to the valley of salt - This war is more circumstantially related in Ch2 25:5, etc. The Idumeans had arisen in the reign of Joram king of Judah, and shaken off the yoke of the house of David. Amaziah determined to reduce them to obedience; he therefore levied an army of three hundred thousand men in his own kingdom, and hired a hundred thousand Israelites, at the price of one hundred talents. When he was about to depart at the head of this numerous army, a prophet came to him and ordered him to dismiss the Israelitish army, for God was not with them: and on the king of Judah expressing regret for the loss of his hundred talents, he was answered, that the Lord could give him m…

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The Church Fathers

"He struck down ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, etc." [2 Kings 14:7] It is said of Amaziah, the king of Judah: He struck down ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela in war, and called its name Joktheel; the Valley of Salt was where they made salt, either from a spring of brine, as in many places, or by cutting, drying, and burning, or by boiling salty well waters until they solidified into salt, or by any other method by which salt is usually made. In that place, Joab is also recorded to have struck down twelve thousand Edomites. It must also not be overlooked that the old edition, for the Valley of Salt, placed Gemelach, as if it were the name of a region. Petra, however, is a noble city of Arabia, in the same land of Edom, which in the Book of Numbers is called Rekem, and by the Syrians today is still called thus (Num. 31). Joktheel, which Amaziah as victor gave it as a name, is interpreted as the assembly of God, or the help of God, acting faithfully so that it would be recorded for perpetual memory, because he took it either with the assembly of the people of God or with God's help.
— Bede, Questions on the Book of Kings #21

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Dictionary and topics

Edom — (1.) The name of Esau (q.v.), Gen. 25:30, “Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage [Heb. haadom, haadom, i.e., ‘the red pottage, the red pottage’] ...Therefore was his name called Edom”,…
Edom, Idumaea Or Idumea — (red). The name Edom was given to Esau, the first-born son of Isaac and twin brother of Jacob, when he sold his birthright to the latter for a meal of lentil pottage. The country which the Lord…
Jehoash — Jehovah-given. (1.) The son of King Ahaziah. While yet an infant, he was saved from the general massacre of the family by his aunt Jehosheba, and was apparently the only surviving descendant of…
Joktheel — Subdued by God. (1.) A city of Judah near Lachish (Josh. 15, 38). Perhaps the ruin Kutlaneh, south of Gezer. (2.) Amaziah, king of Judah, undertook a great expedition against Edom (2 Chr. 25:5-10),…
Salt, Valley of — A place where it is said David smote the Syrians (2 Sam. 8:13). This valley (the’ Arabah) is between Judah and Edom on the south of the Dead Sea. Hence some interpreters would insert the words, “and…
Sela — =Se’lah, rock, the capital of Edom, situated in the great valley extending from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea (2 Kings 14:7). It was near Mount Hor, close by the desert of Zin. It is called “the rock”…
Sela, Or Selah — (the rock), (2 Kings 14:7; Isaiah 16:1) so rendered in the Authorized Version in Judges city later (2 Chronicles 25:12) probably known as Petra, the ruins of which are found about two days journey…
Edomites, The · Re-conquered by Amaziah — Re-conquered by Amaziah
Joktheel · 2. A name given by Amaziah to Selah, a stronghold of Edom — 2. A name given by Amaziah to Selah, a stronghold of Edom
Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Amaziah — Who reigned over Judah: Amaziah

2 Kings 14:7

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Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 14:7

The Church Fathers

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2 Kings 14:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 14:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 14:7

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 14:7

The Church Fathers

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