Valley of Salt
Valley of Salt (Biblical Place • 31.087°N, 35.384°E): from nbd. Referenced in 2 Sam 8:13 , 2 Kgs 14:7 , 1 Chr 18:12 , 2 Chr 25:11 , Ps 60:1 . It is closely linked with Kidron Valley (Biblical Place • Kidron • 31.772°N, 35.237°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 30:14 , John 18:1 (identified with Kidron ).
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Valley of Salt (from nbd. Referenced in 2 Sam 8:13 , 2 Kgs 14:7 , 1 Chr 18:12 , 2 Chr 25:11 , Ps 60:1 .) Kidron Valley (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 30:14 , John 18:1 (identified with Kidron ).) Valley of Baca (?. Referenced in Ps 84:6 .) Valley of Slaughter (Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 7:32 , Jer 19:6 (identified with Valley of Hinnom ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Ancient Hebrew Tomb Inscription ( Kidron Valley ) — Monumental Hebrew inscription carved into the limestone cliffside tombs along the eastern slope of the Kidron Valley opposite the Temple Mount in Jerusalem , echoing Isaiah 's oracle concerning royal stewards hewing rock-cut sepulchres on high ( Isaiah 22:15–16 ).
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Chronicles 18:12 : "Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand."; 2 Samuel 8:13 : "And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men."; 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.".