2 Chronicles 25:11

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Amaziah took courage and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down ten thousand men of Seir.

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  • 2 Kgs 14:7 : 7 He struck down ten thousand men of Edom in the Valley of Salt and captured Sela in battle, renaming it Joktheel, which it is called to this day.
  • Ps 60:1 : 1 For the director, according to 'The Lily of the Testimony,' a Miktam of David, for instruction.
  • 2 Sam 8:13 : 13 David gained renown when he returned after striking down eighteen thousand Arameans in the Valley of Salt.

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  • 2 Kgs 14:7-8
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    7He struck down ten thousand men of Edom in the Valley of Salt and captured Sela in battle, renaming it Joktheel, which it is called to this day.

    8Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, with this challenge: 'Come, let us face each other in battle.'

  • 2 Chr 25:12-15
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    12The men of Judah also captured ten thousand men alive, took them to the top of a cliff, and threw them down, so that they were all dashed to pieces.

    13Meanwhile, the troops Amaziah had sent back and not allowed to go with him to battle raided the towns of Judah, from Samaria to Beth Horon. They killed three thousand people and carried off a great deal of plunder.

    14After Amaziah returned from defeating the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods, bowed down to them, and burned sacrifices to them.

    15The anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, 'Why do you consult these gods, which could not save their own people from your hand?'

  • 2 Chr 25:8-10
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    8Even if you go and fight courageously in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has the power to help or to overthrow.

    9Amaziah asked the man of God, 'But what about the hundred talents I paid for these Israelite soldiers?' The man of God replied, 'The LORD can give you much more than that.'

    10So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. They were furious with Judah and left in a rage.

  • 2 Chr 25:5-6
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    5Amaziah gathered the men of Judah and organized them by their family leaders, under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, for all Judah and Benjamin. He mustered those who were twenty years old or more, and found that there were three hundred thousand men ready for battle, able to handle spear and shield.

    6He also hired one hundred thousand valiant warriors from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.

  • 2 Chr 25:27
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    27From the time Amaziah turned away from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there.

  • 1 Chr 18:12
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    12Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

  • 2 Kgs 14:10-11
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    10You have indeed defeated Edom, and now you are arrogant. Be content with your glory and stay at home. Why bring disaster on yourself and Judah as well?'

    11But Amaziah refused to listen. So Jehoash king of Israel advanced, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other in battle at Beth Shemesh in Judah.

  • 2 Chr 25:23
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    23Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh. Then he brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, a section four hundred cubits long.

  • 2 Sam 8:13
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    13David gained renown when he returned after striking down eighteen thousand Arameans in the Valley of Salt.

  • 2 Chr 17:16
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    16Next to him was Amasiah, son of Zichri, who volunteered himself to the LORD, with 200,000 mighty men of valor.

  • 2 Chr 25:19-21
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    19You say to yourself that you have defeated Edom, and now you are arrogant and proud. But stay at home! Why provoke disaster so that you and Judah will fall?

    20But Amaziah would not listen, for this was from God, so that he might deliver them into the hands of their enemies, because they sought the gods of Edom.

    21So Joash king of Israel went up and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth Shemesh in Judah.

  • 2 Chr 20:22-23
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    22As they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.

    23The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

  • 2 Kgs 14:13
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    13Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh. Then he went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits long.

  • 2 Chr 25:25
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    25Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 11:15
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    15When David was in Edom and Joab, the commander of the army, went up to bury the dead, they killed every male in Edom.

  • Judg 11:32-33
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    32Then Jephthah crossed over to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into his hands.

    33He devastated twenty towns from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith and as far as Abel Keramim. Thus Israel subdued the Ammonites.

  • Judg 10:9
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    9The Ammonites also crossed over the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was greatly distressed.

  • 1 Sam 14:48
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    48He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.

  • 2 Kgs 12:21
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    21Joash’s officials conspired against him and assassinated him at Beth Millo, on the road down to Silla.

  • Judg 3:29
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    29At that time, they struck down about ten thousand Moabite men, all strong and able-bodied; not a single one escaped.

  • Dan 11:12
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    12When the army is captured, the king's heart will become proud. Though he will overthrow tens of thousands, he will not remain strong.

  • 2 Sam 10:7-8
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    7When David heard of this, he sent Joab and all the army of mighty warriors.

    8The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans from Zobah and Rehob, along with the men of Tob and Maacah, were stationed by themselves in the open field.

  • 2 Kgs 3:26
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    26When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took seven hundred men with swords to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not.

  • 1 Sam 15:4
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    4Saul summoned the people and mustered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.

  • 2 Sam 10:17
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    17When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Arameans formed their battle lines to meet David and fought against him.

  • 2 Chr 26:13
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    13Under their command was an army of 307,500 men who could make war with great power to support the king against his enemies.

  • 2 Kgs 14:19
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    19They conspired against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there.

  • 2 Kgs 14:17
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    17Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 24:27
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    27The account of his sons, the many pronouncements against him, and the restoration of the house of God are written in the commentary of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah succeeded him as king.

  • 2 Sam 10:13-14
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    13Joab and the troops with him advanced to fight the Arameans, and they fled before him.

    14When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled before Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and went back to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kgs 8:21
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    21So Joram went to Zair with all his chariots. During the night, he attacked the Edomites who had surrounded him and their chariot commanders, but his troops fled to their homes.

  • 2 Chr 25:17
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    17After taking counsel, Amaziah king of Judah sent word to Joash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, challenging him to meet face to face.

  • Gen 14:7
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    7Then they turned back and came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who lived in Hazezon-Tamar.

  • Judg 15:8
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    8He attacked them viciously, defeating them completely. Then he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.

  • Judg 21:10
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    10So the assembly sent twelve thousand armed men with the command, 'Go and strike down the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead with the sword, including the women and children.'

  • 2 Kgs 14:1
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    1In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.