2 Kings 14:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 14:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 14:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 14:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel, to this day.”
2 Kings 14:7 — World English Bible
2 Kings 14:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He slew of Edom in the Valley of Salt ten thousand, and took Sela by war, and called the name of it Joktheel, unto this day. ”
2 Kings 14:7 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 14:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He hath smitten Edom, in the valley of salt--ten thousand, and seized Selah in war, and <FI>one<Fi> calleth its name Joktheel unto this day,”
2 Kings 14:7 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 14:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He smote of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Sela in the war, and called the name of it Joktheel to this day. ”
2 Kings 14:7 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 14:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He slew also of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and tooke the citie of Sela by warre, and called the name thereof Ioktheel vnto this day.”
2 Kings 14:7 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 14:7 in Context — 2 Kings 14
5 And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.
6 But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the Lord commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
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.
8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
What Does 2 Kings 14:7 Mean?
2 Kings 14:7 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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