13 David made a reputation for himself when he returned from striking down 18,000 Edomites[a] in the Valley of Salt.[b](A)

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  1. 2 Samuel 8:13 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read Arameans; 1Ch 18:12
  2. 2 Samuel 8:13 = the Dead Sea region

13 And David became famous(A) after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites[a] in the Valley of Salt.(B)

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  1. 2 Samuel 8:13 A few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 18:12); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram (that is, Arameans)