Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

Slew of the edomites

The valley of salt

Bible References

Moreover

1 Chronicles 2:16
and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
1 Chronicles 11:20
And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three.
1 Samuel 26:6
And David spake and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.
2 Samuel 3:30
So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
2 Samuel 10:10
and the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother that he might array them against the children of Ammon.
2 Samuel 16:9
And Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
2 Samuel 19:21
And Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Should not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Jehovah's anointed?
2 Samuel 20:6
And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom. Take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fortified cities and escape our sight.
2 Samuel 21:17
And Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the lamp of Israel.
2 Samuel 23:18
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three.

Slew of the edomites

2 Samuel 7:13
It is he who shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
2 Samuel 8:13
And David made him a name when he returned, after he had smitten the Syrians in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand men.
Psalm 60:1
{To the chief Musician. On Shushan. Testimony. Michtam of David; to teach: when he strove with the Syrians of Mesopotamia, and the Syrians of Zobah, and Joab returned, and smote the Edomites in the valley of salt, twelve thousand.} O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased: restore us again.

The valley of salt

2 Kings 14:7
He smote of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Sela in the war, and called the name of it Joktheel to this day.
2 Chronicles 25:11
But Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.