title: Joktheel
text: # Joktheel
  
  Joktheel is a geographic name used in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "God-subdued".
  
  ## In Judah
  
  A place named Joktheel is mentioned in the Book of Joshua and the {Book of 2 Kings in chapter 14, verse }] as located in the low country of Judah between Mizpah and Lachish (Joshua 15:38).
  
  ## In Edom (Sela)
  
  A different place, located in Edom and originally called Sela, is renamed as Joktheel by King Amaziah of Judah after his conquest of the area (2 Kings 14:7, 2 Chronicles 25:11–13). The Second Book of Chronicles offers a clearer explanation of how that name, which means "God-subdued", was chosen due to the fact that Amaziah attributed his victory to God.
  
  