2 Samuel 8:13

Also David made to him a name, when he turned again when Syria was taken, for eighteen thousand men were slain in the valley, where salt was made, and in Helam, to three and twenty thousand + 8:13 See 2nd Samuel 10:16-19 .. (And so David had made a name for himself, by the time he returned after the Syrians were killed, for eighteen thousand men were slain in the Salt Valley, and twenty-two thousand in Helam.)

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

12of Syria, and of Moab, and of the sons of Ammon, and of Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoils of Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

14And he setted keepers in Idumea, and ordained [a] stronghold, and all Idumea was made serving to David; and the Lord kept David in all things, to whatever things he went forth. (And he set up strongholds in Edom, or Idumea, and all the Edomites served David; and so the Lord gave victory to David everywhere he went.)

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Cross References

2 Samuel 7:9and I was with thee in all things, wherever thou hast gone, and I have killed all thine enemies from thy face, and I have made to thee a great name, by the name of great men that be in earth; (and I was with thee in all things, wherever thou hast gone, and I have killed all thy enemies before thee, and I have made a great name for thee, like the names of the great men who be on the earth;)

2 Kings 14:7He smote Edom in the valley of (the) makings of salt, he smote ten thousand (men), and took the Stone in battle (or and took Selah in battle); and he called the name thereof Joktheel + 14:7 That is, ‘(the) soreness of teeth’, for they that were slain there gnashed with (their) teeth, for the horror and sorrow of death., (which it is still called) unto this present day.

2 Chronicles 25:11And Amaziah led out trustily his people, and went into the valley of (the) makings of salt, and he killed of the sons of Seir ten thousand. (And then Amaziah trustily led out his people, and went into the Salt Valley, and he killed ten thousand of the sons of Seir there.)

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 8:10-15

David Conquers Edom. ( b. c. 1042.) 9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, 10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: 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… Read the whole commentary →

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