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2 Samuel 8:13

DavidValley of Salt

11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;

12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto 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

    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.

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  • 2 Samuel 7:9

    And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

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  • 1 Chronicles 18:12

    Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

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  • 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.

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  • Psalms 60:1

    O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

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