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11 Amaziah boldly led his army to the Valley of Salt,[a] where he defeated[b] 10,000 Edomites.[c] 12 The men[d] of Judah captured 10,000 men alive. They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them over.[e] All the captives[f] fell to their death.[g] 13 Now the troops Amaziah had dismissed and had not allowed to fight in the battle[h] raided[i] the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon. They killed[j] 3,000 people and carried off a large amount of plunder.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 25:11 tn Heb “and Amaziah strengthened himself and led his people and went to the Valley of Salt.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 25:11 tn Or “struck down.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 25:11 tn Heb “sons of Seir.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 25:12 tn Heb “sons.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 25:12 tn Heb “and threw them from the top of the cliff.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 25:12 tn Heb “all of them.”
  7. 2 Chronicles 25:12 tn Heb “smashed in pieces.”
  8. 2 Chronicles 25:13 tn Heb “had sent back from going with him to the battle.”
  9. 2 Chronicles 25:13 tn Heb “stripped.”
  10. 2 Chronicles 25:13 tn Heb “struck down.”

11 Amaziah then marshaled his strength and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he killed ten thousand men of Seir. 12 The army of Judah also captured ten thousand men alive, took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.(A)

13 Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had sent back and had not allowed to take part in the war raided towns belonging to Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon. They killed three thousand people and carried off great quantities of plunder.

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