King James Version (KJV)
2 Samuel 8:13
“And David gat [him] a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, [being] eighteen thousand [men].”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 8
Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
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.
And David gat [him] a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, [being] eighteen thousand [men].
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.
And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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