Thematic Bible: Re-conquered by amaziah
Thematic Bible
Edomites, the » Re-conquered by amaziah
It is true that you have overcome Edom and your heart is uplifted. Let that glory be enough for you and stay in your own country. Why do you make causes for trouble, putting yourself and Judah with you in danger of downfall?
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Amaziah courageously led his troops. When he came to the Dead Sea region, he killed ten thousand men from Seir. The Judeans captured another ten thousand alive. They took them to the top of a cliff, and threw them off the top of the cliff so that they were dismembered.
He put to the sword twelve thousand men of Edom in the Valley of Salt. He captured Sela in war, and named it Joktheel, as it is to this day.
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