2 Samuel 8:13

English Standard Version

¹³And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down 18,000 Edomites in ^(A)the Valley of Salt.

2 Samuel 8:13

New International Version

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

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

¹³And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

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