14:7a Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

It was Amaziah who won a/the victory over ten thousand Edomite soldiers in the valley ⌊called⌋ the Valley of Salt.

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Amaziah was the king ⌊whose soldiers/army⌋ defeated ten thousand (10,000) fighters from ⌊the land of⌋ Edom. This happened in the Salt Valley ⌊near the Dead/Salt Sea⌋ .

14:7b He took Sela in battle

Sela was the capital city of Edom. Its modern name is Petra. Both Sela and Petra mean “rock.”

In ⌊that⌋ battle Amaziah conquered ⌊the city of⌋ Sela.

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This was when Amaziah’s ⌊soldiers/men⌋ captured Sela ⌊city⌋ .

14:7c and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.

He named/renamed it Joktheel, and that name has ⌊remained/lasted⌋ until today/now.

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Amaziah then gave this city the name Joktheel. People still call it Joktheel at the present time.

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