2 Kings 14:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 14:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 14:7 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 14:7 — 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. Selah: or, the rock”
— 2 Kings 14:7 (KJV)
2 Kings 14:7 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 14:7
“Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand. Abishai: Heb. Abshai”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 14:7: slew, edom, valley
“Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 14:7: took, called, name
“And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day. Achor: that is, Trouble”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 14:7: valley, called, name
“And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 14:7: ten, thousand, war
“And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 14:7: slew, salt, took
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