1 Chronicles 18:12

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

And Abishai son of Zeruiah has struck Edom in the Valley of Salt—eighteen thousand,

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

And Abisai the son of Sarvia slew of the Edomites in the vale of the saltpits, eighteen thousand:

GNV

And Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah smote of Edom in the salt valley eighteene thousand,

JPS

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

LXXE

And Abesa son of Saruia smote the Idumeans in the valley of Salt, eighteen thousand.

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WLC

וְאַבְשַׁ֣י בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֗ה הִכָּ֤ה אֶת־אֱדוֹם֙ בְּגֵ֣יא הַמֶּ֔לַח שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָֽלֶף׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ Ἀβεσὰ υἱὸς Σαρουίας ἐπάταξε τὴν Ἰδουμαίαν ἐν κοιλάδι τῶν ἁλῶν, ὀκτὼκαὶδεκα χιλιάδας.

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• Psalms 60:1You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
• 2 Samuel 10:10And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.
• 1 Samuel 26:6And David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” “I will go with you,” answered Abishai.
• 2 Samuel 8:13–14And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made…
• 2 Chronicles 25:11Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
• 1 Chronicles 2:16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
• 1 Chronicles 19:11And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.
• 1 Chronicles 11:20Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
• 2 Samuel 16:9–11Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!” But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses…
• 1 Samuel 26:8Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”
• 2 Samuel 7:13He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
• 2 Samuel 19:21–22But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?” And David replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries…
• 2 Samuel 10:14When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
• 2 Samuel 3:30(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
• 2 Kings 14:7Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
• 2 Samuel 20:6And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”

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