Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

And Abishai the son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand of the men of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

American Standard Version

Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.

Amplified

Also Abishai the son of Zeruiah [David’s half sister] defeated 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

Bible in Basic English

And when he came back from putting to the sword eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt,

Darby Translation

And Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

Julia Smith Translation

And Abishai son of Zeruiah struck Edom in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Abishai son of Zeruiah defeated eighteen thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the salt valley eighteen thousand,

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Moreover, Abishai, son of Zeruiah, smote Edom, in the Valley of Salt, - eighteen thousand;

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

And Abishai son of Zeruiah hath smitten Edom in the valley of salt -- eighteen thousand,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
H52
אבשׁי אבישׁי 
'Abiyshay 
Usage: 25

of Zeruiah
צרוּיה 
Ts@ruwyah 
Usage: 26

נכה 
Nakah 
Usage: 501

of the Edomites
אדום אדם 
'Edom 
Usage: 100

in the valley
גּי גּיא 
Gay' 
Usage: 60

of salt
מלח 
melach 
Usage: 28

שׁמונה שׁמנה שׁמונה שׁמנה 
Sh@moneh 
Usage: 109

References

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Context Readings

David's Victory Over His Enemies

11 And King David dedicated them to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold which he brought from all the nations, from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek. 12 And Abishai the son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand of the men of Edom in the Valley of Salt. 13 And he put guards in Edom. And all the men of Edom became David's servants. And Jehovah kept David safe wherever he went.

Cross References

1 Samuel 26:6

And David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to the camp to Saul? And Abishai said, I will go down with you.

1 Samuel 26:8

And Abishai said to David, God has shut up your enemy into your hand this day. And please let me strike him with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not repeat it to him.

2 Samuel 3:30

And Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

2 Samuel 7:13

He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

2 Samuel 8:13-14

And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand men.

2 Samuel 10:10

And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, so that he might set in order against the sons of Ammon.

2 Samuel 10:14

And when the sons of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, then they fled also before Abishai, and entered into the city. And Joab returned from the sons of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 16:9-11

And Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.

2 Samuel 19:21-22

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Jehovah's anointed?

2 Samuel 20:6

And David said to Abishai, And Sheba the son of Bichri shall do us more harm than Absalom. You take your lord's servants and pursue him, lest he get himself into fortified cities and escape us.

2 Samuel 21:17

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, You shall not go out to battle with us any more, so that you do not put out the light of Israel.

2 Samuel 23:18

And Abishai the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had the name among three.

2 Kings 14:7

He killed ten thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel until this day.

1 Chronicles 2:16

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

1 Chronicles 11:20

And Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of the three. For lifting up his spear against three hundred, he killed them, and had a name among the three.

1 Chronicles 19:11

And he delivered the rest of the people into the hand of his brother Abishai. And they set in order against the sons of Ammon.

2 Chronicles 25:11

And Amaziah made himself strong, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and struck ten thousand of the sons of Seir.

Psalm 60:1

To the Chief Musician. On the Lily of Testimony. A secret treasure of David, to teach; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram of Zobah, when Joab returned and struck twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. O God, You have cast us off, You have scattered us, You were angry; take us back.

Psalm 60:8-9

Moab is My washpot; over Edom I will cast out My shoe; over Philistia I cry in triumph.

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