¹³ And David made himself a ^(A)name when he returned from killing ^(B)eighteen thousand ^[a]Syrians in ^(C)the Valley of Salt. ¹⁴ He also put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and ^(D)all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved David wherever he went.

¹⁷ For again the ^(A)Edomites had come, attacked Judah, and carried away captives.