1 Chronicles 18:12

12 Zeruiah's son Abishai killed 18,000 Edomites in the Dead Sea region.

1 Chronicles 18:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 18:12

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 18:1).

1 Chronicles 18:12 In-Context

10 he sent his son Hadoram to greet King David and congratulate him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer. (There had often been war between Hadadezer and Tou.)
11 King David dedicated all the articles of gold, silver, and bronze to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had taken from other nations--from Edom, Moab, Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek.
12 Zeruiah's son Abishai killed 18,000 Edomites in the Dead Sea region.
13 He put troops in Edom, and all its people became David's subjects. Everywhere David went, the LORD gave him victories.
14 So David ruled all Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.
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