11 King David also (A)consecrated these gifts to the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had consecrated from all the nations which he had subdued: 12 from [a]Aram, (B)Moab, (C)the sons of Ammon, (D)the Philistines, (E)Amalek, and from the spoils of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 So (F)David made a name for himself when he returned from [b]killing eighteen thousand [c]Arameans in (G)the Valley of Salt.

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  1. 2 Samuel 8:12 Some mss Edom
  2. 2 Samuel 8:13 Lit striking
  3. 2 Samuel 8:13 Some mss Edom

11 King David dedicated(A) these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued: 12 Edom[a](B) and Moab,(C) the Ammonites(D) and the Philistines,(E) and Amalek.(F) He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 And David became famous(G) after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites[b] in the Valley of Salt.(H)

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  1. 2 Samuel 8:12 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 18:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram
  2. 2 Samuel 8:13 A few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 18:12); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram (that is, Arameans)