^8:13David became famous²⁵ when he returned from defeating the Arameans²⁶ in the Valley of Salt, he defeated²⁷ 18,000 in all. ^8:14He placed garrisons throughout Edom,²⁸ and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. The Lord protected David wherever he campaigned.

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Footnotes

25 Heb “made a name.”
26 So , ; , , , “Edomites” (see the note on “Aram” in v. ).
27 The words “he defeated” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
28 The is repetitious here: “He placed in Edom garrisons; in all Edom he placed garrisons.” The lacks “in all Edom”; most of the Greek tradition (with the exception of the Lucianic recension and the recension of Origen) and the lack “he placed garrisons.” The reading appears here to be the result of a conflation of variant readings.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. Then he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And David became famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

David made a reputation for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in Salt Valley. He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

NLTNew Living Translation

So David became even more famous when he returned from destroying 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He placed army garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. In fact, the Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So David made a name for himself when he returned from defeating Aram in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand. He put garrisons in Edom; all over Edom he put garrisons, and all of Edom became servants of David. Yahweh protected David wherever he went.

KJV 1900King James Version

And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.

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