13David earned a reputation when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.


In Context

10 then Toi sent Joram his son to king David, to Greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

11 These also did king David dedicate to Yahweh, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued;

12 of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 David earned a reputation when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

14 He put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

15 David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness to all his people.

2 Samuel 8:13 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:13And David became famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:13And David gat [him] a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, [being] eighteen thousand [men. ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:13David also made himself a name, when he returned after taking Syria in the valley of the saltpits, killing eighteen thousand:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:13And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:13And David made him a name when he returned, after he had smitten the Syrians in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand men.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:13And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:13And David made him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of Salt, being eighteen thousand men.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:13And David maketh a name in his turning back from his smiting Aram in the valley of Salt — eighteen thousand;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:13And David got him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.