2 Samuel 8:13

David became famous ¹  when he returned from defeating the Arameans ²  in the Valley of Salt, he defeated ³  18,000 in all.

biblegateway 2Sa 8:13

And David became famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

biblegateway 2Sa 8:13

So David made a name for himself when he returned from killing 18,000 Arameans in the Valley of Salt.

biblegateway 2Sa 8:13

So David became very famous. After his return he destroyed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

biblegateway 2Sa 8:13

David built a victory monument on his return from defeating the Arameans. Abishai son of Zeruiah fought and defeated the Edomites in the Salt Valley. Eighteen thousand of them were killed.

SABDAweb 2Sa 8:13

And David got great honour for himself, when he came back, by the destruction of Edom in the valley of Salt, to the number of eighteen thousand men.

bibleoremus 2Sa 8:13

David won a name for himself. When he returned, he killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

biblegateway 2Sa 8:13

And David made himself a name when he returned from killing eighteen thousand Syrians in the Valley of Salt.

biblegateway 2Sa 8:13

David became famous ¹  when he returned from defeating the Arameans ²  in the Valley of Salt, he defeated ³  18,000 in all.

¹ tn Heb “made a name.”

² tn So NASB, NCV; NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT “Edomites” (see the note on “Aram” in v. 12).

³ tn The words “he defeated” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.