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1 Chronicles 18:12

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abishai;   Edomites;   Thompson Chain Reference - Abishai;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Edomites, the;   Salt;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abishai;   Idumea;   Salt;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Israel;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Rabbah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abishai;   Amaziah;   Edom;   Joab;   Psalms;   Salt, Valley of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abishai;   Chronicles, Books of;   Salt, Valley of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Salt, Valley of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abishai ;   Salt, Valley of;   Yale, Valley;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abishai;   Salt valley of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Salt, Valley of,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Amasai;   Dead Sea, the;   Numbers, Book of;   Salt;   Salt, Valley of;   Zobah;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Moreover Avishai the son of Tzeru'yah struck of the Edom in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
King James Version
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
English Standard Version
And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
New Century Version
Abishai son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
New English Translation
Abishai son of Zeruiah killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
Amplified Bible
Also Abishai the son of Zeruiah [David's half sister] defeated 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
New American Standard Bible
Moreover, Abishai the son of Zeruiah defeated eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
World English Bible
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah smote of Edom in the salt valley eighteene thousand,
Legacy Standard Bible
Moreover, Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote 18,000 of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
Berean Standard Bible
Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
Contemporary English Version
Abishai the son of Zeruiah defeated the Edomite army in Salt Valley and killed eighteen thousand of their troops.
Complete Jewish Bible
Moreover, Avishai the son of Tz'ruyah killed 18,000 men from Edom in the Salt Valley.
Darby Translation
And Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
Easy-to-Read Version
Abishai son of Zeruiah killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
George Lamsa Translation
Moreover Abishai the son of Zuriah brother of Joab slew the Edomites in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand men.
Good News Translation
Abishai, whose mother was Zeruiah, defeated the Edomites in Salt Valley and killed eighteen thousand of them.
Lexham English Bible
And Abishai son of Zeruiah defeated eighteen thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
Literal Translation
And Abishai the son of Zeruiah had killed eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Abisai the sonne of Zeru Ia smote eightene thousande of the Edomites in the Salt valley,
American Standard Version
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
Bible in Basic English
And when he came back from putting to the sword eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Abisai the sonne of Zaruia slue of the Edomites in the salt valley eyghteene thousande,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
King James Version (1611)
Moreouer, Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah, slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt, eighteene thousand.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Abesa son of Saruia smote the Idumeans in the valley of Salt, eighteen thousand.
English Revised Version
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Abisai, the sone of Saruye, smoot Edom in the valei of salt pittis, `ten and eiyte thousynde.
Update Bible Version
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
Webster's Bible Translation
Moreover, Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
New King James Version
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites 2 Samuel 8:13)">[fn] in the Valley of Salt.
New Living Translation
Abishai son of Zeruiah destroyed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
New Life Bible
Abishai the son of Zeruiah won the war from 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
New Revised Standard
Abishai son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Moreover, Abishai, son of Zeruiah, smote Edom, in the Valley of Salt, - eighteen thousand;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Abisai the son of Sarvia slew of the Edomites in the vale of the saltpits, eighteen thousand:
Revised Standard Version
And Abi'shai, the son of Zeru'iah, slew eighteen thousand E'domites in the Valley of Salt.
Young's Literal Translation
And Abishai son of Zeruiah hath smitten Edom in the valley of salt -- eighteen thousand,
THE MESSAGE
Abishai son of Zeruiah fought and defeated the Edomites in the Valley of Salt—eighteen thousand of them. He set up a puppet government in Edom and the Edomites became subjects under David. God gave David victory wherever he marched.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah defeated 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

Contextual Overview

9When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah, 10he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Tou and Hadadezer had fought many wars. Hadoram brought all kinds of gold, silver, and bronze items. 11King David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all the nations—from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and the Amalekites. 12Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Salt Valley. 13He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. The Lord made David victorious wherever he went. 14So David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness for all his people. 15Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; 16Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; 17Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Moreover: 1 Chronicles 2:16, 1 Chronicles 11:20, 1 Samuel 26:6, 1 Samuel 26:8, 2 Samuel 3:30, 2 Samuel 10:10, 2 Samuel 10:14, 2 Samuel 16:9-11, 2 Samuel 19:21, 2 Samuel 19:22, 2 Samuel 20:6, 2 Samuel 21:17, 2 Samuel 23:18

Abishai: Heb. Abshai, 1 Chronicles 19:11, *marg.

slew of the Edomites: 2 Samuel 7:13, 2 Samuel 8:13, 2 Samuel 8:14, Psalms 60:1, *title Psalms 60:8, Psalms 60:9

the valley of Salt: 2 Kings 14:7, 2 Chronicles 25:11

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 11:15 - when David

Cross-References

Genesis 17:17
Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a hundred-year-old man? Can Sarah, a ninety-year-old woman, give birth?”
Genesis 18:6
So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Knead three measures of fine flour and make bread.”
Genesis 18:7
Abraham ran to the herd and got a tender, choice calf. He gave it to a young man, who hurried to prepare it.
Genesis 18:11
Abraham and Sarah were old and getting on in years. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
Genesis 18:12
So she laughed to herself: “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I have delight?”
Genesis 18:13
But the Lord asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Can I really have a baby when I’m old?’
Genesis 18:18
Abraham is to become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.
Genesis 18:20
Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious.
Psalms 126:2
Our mouths were filled with laughter then,and our tongues with shouts of joy.Then they said among the nations,“The Lord has done great things for them.”
Ephesians 5:33
To sum up, each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife is to respect her husband.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 18:1".

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 18:12. Abishai - slew of the Edomites — This victory is attributed to David, 2 Samuel 8:13. He sent Abishai against them, and he defeated them: this is with great propriety attributed to David as commander-in-chief; qui facit per alterum, facit per se.


 
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