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Amaziah strengthened his position and led his people to the Valley of Salt. He struck down 10,000 Seirites,
2 Chronicles 25:11 In-Context
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Amaziah asked the man of God, “But what about the hundred talents I paid for these Israelite troops?” The man of God replied, “The LORD can give you much more than that.”
10
So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. They were furious with Judah and left for home in a great rage.
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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.
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.