1 Chronicles 18:12

12 Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

1 Chronicles 18:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
ESV
12 And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
NLT
12 Abishai son of Zeruiah destroyed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
MSG
12 Abishai son of Zeruiah fought and defeated the Edomites in the Valley of Salt - 18,000 of them.
CSB
12 Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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 King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold, of silver and of bronze.
11 King David dedicated these articles to the LORD, as he had done with the silver and gold he had taken from all these nations: Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek.
12 Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
13 He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.
14 David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.

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