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

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

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

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

12 Moreover, Abishai the son of Zeruiah [a]defeated eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 18:12 Lit struck

12 Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites(A) in the Valley of Salt.

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11 Now Amaziah gathered his courage and led his people out, and went to (A)the Valley of Salt, and struck and killed ten thousand of the sons of Seir.

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11 Amaziah then marshaled his strength and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he killed ten thousand men of Seir.

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