2 Samuel 8:13

David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt.

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WEBBE

David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt.

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.

ASV

And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

BBE

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.

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וַיַּעַשׂ vai·ya·'as and he made H6213 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 שֵׁם shem a name H8034 בְּשֻׁבוֹ be·shu·vo when returned he H7725 מֵהַכּוֹתוֹ me·ha·ko·to from defeating he H5221 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אֲרָם 'a·ram Aram H758 בְּגֵיא־ be·gei'- in [the] Valley of H1516 מֶלַח me·lach Salt H4417 שְׁמוֹנָה she·mo·nah eight- H8083 עָשָׂר 'a·sar teen H6240 אָלֶף 'a·lef thousand H505

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 9–14

All the precious things David was master of, were dedicated things; they were designed for building the temple. The idols of gold David destroyed, 2Sa 5:21, but the vessels of gold he dedicated. Thus, in the conquest of a soul by the grace of the Son of David, what stands in opposition to God must be destroyed, every lust must be mortified and crucified, but what may glorify him must be dedicated; thus the property of it is altered. God employs his servants in various ways; some, as David, in spiritual battles; others, as Solomon, in spiritual buildings; and one prepares work for the other, that God may have the glory of all.

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1 Chronicles 18:12

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David Valley of Salt

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.