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1 Chronicles 18:12
And when he came back from putting to the sword eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt,
1 Chronicles 18:12 · Bible in Basic English
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1 Chronicles 18:12 in other translations
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
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In context
9 Now when Tou, king of Hamath, had news that David had overcome all the army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,
10 He sent his son Hadoram to King David, to give him words of peace and blessing, because he had overcome Hadadezer in the fight, for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou; and he gave him all sorts of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
11 These King David made holy to the Lord, together with the silver and gold he had taken from all nations; from Edom and Moab and from the children of Ammon and from the Philistines and from Amalek.
12 And when he came back from putting to the sword eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt,
13 David put armed forces in all the towns of Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. The Lord made David overcome wherever he went.
14 So David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.
15 And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the army; and Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was keeper of the records.
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