The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 25:11 Explained

2 Chronicles 25:11

KJV: And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.

YLT: And Amaziah hath strengthened himself, and leadeth his people, and goeth to the Valley of Salt, and smiteth the sons of Seir -- ten thousand.

Darby: But Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.

ASV: And Amaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Amaziah  strengthened  himself, and led forth  his people,  and went  to the valley  of salt,  and smote  of the children  of Seir  ten  thousand. 

What does 2 Chronicles 25:11 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 25

1  Amaziah begins to reign well
3  He executes justice on the traitors
5  having hired an army of Israelites against the Edomites,
7  at the word of a prophet dismisses them
11  He overthrows the Edomites
13  The Israelites, discontented with their dismission, spoil as they return home
14  Amaziah, proud of his victory, serves the gods of Edom, and ignores the prophet
17  He provokes Joash to his overthrow
25  His reign
27  He is slain by conspiracy

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 25:11 mean?

And Amaziah strengthened himself and leading - his people and he went to the Valley of Salt of salt and killed for of the sons of Seir ten thousand
וַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ הִתְחַזַּ֔ק וַיִּנְהַג֙ אֶת־ עַמּ֔וֹ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ גֵּ֣יא הַמֶּ֑לַח וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־ בְּנֵי־ שֵׂעִ֖יר עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִֽים

וַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙  And  Amaziah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲמַצְיָה 
Sense: a king of Judah, son Joash, father of Azariah.
הִתְחַזַּ֔ק  strengthened  himself 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָזַק  
Sense: to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore.
וַיִּנְהַג֙  and  leading 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָהַג 
Sense: to drive, lead, guide, conduct.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עַמּ֔וֹ  his  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ  and  he  went 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
גֵּ֣יא  to  the  Valley  of  Salt 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גַּיְא  
Sense: valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge.
הַמֶּ֑לַח  of  salt 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלַח  
Sense: salt.
וַיַּ֥ךְ  and  killed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָכָה  
Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
בְּנֵי־  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שֵׂעִ֖יר  of  Seir 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: שֵׂעִיר 
Sense: patriarch of the Horites, the inhabitants of Edom before the descendants of Esau, the Edomites.
עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת  ten 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: עֶשֶׂר 
Sense: ten.
אֲלָפִֽים  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine plural
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.

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