2 Samuel 8:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.”
2 Samuel 8:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 8:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 8:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt.”
2 Samuel 8:13 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 8:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men. ”
2 Samuel 8:13 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 8:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David maketh a name in his turning back from his smiting Aram in the valley of Salt--eighteen thousand;”
2 Samuel 8:13 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 8:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David made him a name when he returned, after he had smitten the Syrians in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand [men]. ”
2 Samuel 8:13 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 8:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So Dauid gate a name after that hee returned, and had slayne of the Aramites in the valley of salt eighteene thousand men.”
2 Samuel 8:13 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 8:13 in Context — 2 Samuel 8
11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13 And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.
15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
What Does 2 Samuel 8:13 Mean?
2 Samuel 8:13 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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