2 Kings 14:7 meaning and explanation

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.

2 Kings 14:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Amaziah, king of Judah, had just secured his throne and is described as doing right in the LORD's eyes, though the high places remained. Here the narrator reports his campaign against Edom, a long-standing enemy to the southeast.

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