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2 Samuel 8:13

DavidValley of Salt

11 and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—

12 from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

14 He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

15 Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:

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BSB
And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
KJV
And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
WEB
David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt.
ASV
And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.
DARBY
And David made him a name when he returned, after he had smitten the Syrians in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand [men].
BLB
And David made [himself] a name when he returned from his striking Edom in the Valley of Salt—eighteen thousand.
ÅB
Og da David vendte tilbake etter å ha slått syrerne, vant han seg et navn i Salt-dalen ved å slå atten tusen mann[^3].
OTB
Slik gjorde David seg et navn da han vendte tilbake etter å ha beseiret atten tusen arameere i Saltdalen.
B1930
Og da David vendte tilbake efter å ha slått syrerne, vant han sig et navn i Salt-dalen ved å slå atten tusen mann. / < nemlig edomitter.>

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 14:7

    Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.

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  • 2 Samuel 7:9

    I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land.

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  • 1 Chronicles 18:12

    Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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  • 2 Chronicles 25:11

    Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,

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  • Psalms 60:1

    You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!

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