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Valley of Salt
Special mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, most often in 2 Samuel.
Where it appears
2 Samuel (1), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Psalms (1)
Key verses
- 2 Samuel 8:13 first mention — And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
- 2 Kings 14:7 — 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.
- 1 Chronicles 18:12 — Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
- 2 Chronicles 25:11 — 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.
- Psalms 60:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand.] O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
Nearby places
- Zoar 8 km
- Eglath-shelishiyah 8 km
- Euphrates 8 km
- Zered 8 km
- Zin 12 km
- Nimrim 15 km
- Sodom 18 km
- Gomorrah 18 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. OpenBible.info rates this identification as uncertain; scholars propose other sites. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.