11. Amaziah courageously led his people to the Salt Valley, where they killed ten thousand people from Seir.
12. The Judean forces captured another ten thousand alive, brought them to the top of a cliff, and threw them off so that all were dashed to pieces.
13. Meanwhile, the troops Amaziah had released from fighting alongside him raided cities in Judah from Samaria to Beth-horon, killing three thousand people and carrying off a large amount of loot.
14. When Amaziah returned after defeating the Edomites, he brought the gods of the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods, bowed down before them, and burned incense to them.
15. As a result, the Lord was angry with Amaziah and sent a prophet to him."Why do you seek the gods of this people?" the prophet asked. "They couldn’t even deliver their own people from you!"