Chronicles II 25:11

11 And Amasias strengthened , and took his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote there the children of Seir ten thousand.

Chronicles II 25:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 25:11

And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people,
&c.] To go to war with the Edomites; not discouraged by the dismission of the hired troops, but trusting in the promise and power of God, he went forth with boldness and intrepidity:

and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir,
ten thousand;
the Edomites; so called, not because they were the posterity of Seir, but because they dwelt in Seir, from whence they drove the descendants of Seir, and dwelt in their stead; see ( 2 Kings 14:7 ) .

Chronicles II 25:11 In-Context

9 And Amasias said to the man of God, But what shall I do the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God said, The Lord can give thee much more than these.

10 And Amasias separated from the army that came to him from Ephraim, that they might go away to their place; and they were very angry with Juda, and they returned to their place with great wrath.

11 And Amasias strengthened , and took his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote there the children of Seir ten thousand.

12 And the children of Juda took ten thousand prisoners, and they carried them to the top of the precipice, and cast them headlong from the top of the precipice, and they were all dashed to pieces.

13 And the men of the host whom Amasias sent back so that they should not go with him to battle, and attacked the cities of Juda, from Samaria to Baethoron; and they smote three thousand among them, and took much spoil.