2 Samuel 8:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.”
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“And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And David maketh a name in his turning back from his smiting Aram in the valley of Salt--eighteen thousand;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 8:13 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 7:9I 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.
- 1 Kings 11:15Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.
- 2 Kings 14:7Amaziah 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.
- 1 Chronicles 18:12Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
- 2 Chronicles 25:11Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
- Psalms 60:1You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
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