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King Amaziah of Judah marches into Edom destroys ten thousand in the Valley of Salt and storms the rock-fortress of Sela renaming it Jokteel — but the victory turns to disaster when he carries home Edomite idols and worships them.
After consolidating his throne, King Amaziah of Judah set out to recover the Edomite territory lost during the reign of his great-grandfather Jehoram. 2 Kings 14:7 records the bare military summary: '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.' The fuller account in 2 Chronicles 25 fills in the moral collapse that followed: Amaziah hired 100,000 Israelite mercenaries for one hundred talents of silver, then dismissed them on a prophet's command, leading them to ravage Judean towns out of resentment.
Amaziah starts strong as king of Judah but lets a military victory inflate his ego so badly he picks a fight he can't win. Meanwhile up north, a terrible king named Jeroboam II somehow becomes the instrument of God's mercy — because God refuses to give up on His people.
2 ChroniclesThe King Who Couldn't Stop While He Was AheadAmaziah starts strong — executing justice, trusting God in battle, winning big. But then he does something no one saw coming: he brings home the gods of the people he just defeated. From there, it's a slow-motion collapse of pride, bad decisions, and a challenge he never should have made.
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