2 Samuel 8:13

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¹³And David became famous^r after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites^g in the Valley of Salt.^s

gA few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 18:12); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram (that is, Arameans)

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

David made a reputation for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in Salt Valley.

So David became even more famous when he returned from destroying 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

So David made a name for himself when he returned from defeating Aram in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand.

And 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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