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1 Chronicles 18:12

Abishai son of Zeruiah killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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

Christian Standard Bible®
Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Salt Valley.
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.
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

9 Tou was king of the city of Hamath. Hadadezer was the king of Zobah. Tou heard that David had defeated all of Hadadezer's army. 10 So Tou sent his son Hadoram to King David to ask for peace and to bless him. He did this because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him. Hadadezer had been at war with Tou before. Hadoram gave David all kinds of things made of gold, silver, and bronze. 11 King David made these things holy and gave them to the Lord . David did the same thing with all the silver and gold he had gotten from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalekites. 12 Abishai son of Zeruiah killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 Abishai also put fortresses in Edom and all the Edomites became David's servants. The Lord gave David victory everywhere he went. 14 David was king over all Israel. He did what was right and fair for everyone. 15 Joab son of Zeruiah was the commander of David's army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud wrote about the things David did. 16 Zadok and Abimelech were the priests. Zadok was Ahitub's son, and Abimelech was Abiathar's son. Shavsha was the scribe. 17 Benaiah was responsible for leading the Kerethites and Pelethites. Benaiah was Jehoiada's son. And David's sons were important officials. They served at King David's side.

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 bowed his face to the ground to show he respected God. But he laughed and said to himself, "I am 100 years old. I cannot have a son, and Sarah is 90 years old. She cannot have a child."
Genesis 18:6
Abraham hurried to the tent. He said to Sarah, "Quickly, prepare enough flour for three loaves of bread."
Genesis 18:7
Then Abraham ran to his cattle. He took his best young calf and gave it to the servant there. He told the servant to quickly kill the calf and prepare it for food.
Genesis 18:11
Abraham and Sarah were very old. Sarah was past the right age for women to have children.
Genesis 18:12
So she laughed to herself and said, "I am old, and my husband is old. I am too old to have a baby."
Genesis 18:13
Then the Lord said to Abraham, "Sarah laughed and said she was too old to have a baby.
Genesis 18:18
Abraham will become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on earth will be blessed because of him.
Genesis 18:20
Then the Lord said, "I have heard many times that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are very evil.
Psalms 126:2
We will laugh and sing happy songs! Then the other nations will say, "The Lord did a great thing for Zion!"
Ephesians 5:33
But each one of you must love his wife as he loves himself. And a wife must 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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