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II Samuel 8:Verse 13

KJV
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And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

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What Does II Samuel 8:13 Mean?

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"David "gat him a name" when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men, signifies the establishment of th..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

American Standard Version
ASV

And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

American King James Version
AKJV

And David got him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And David got great honour for himself, when he came back, by the destruction of Edom in the valley of Salt, to the number of eighteen thousand men.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And David maketh a name in his turning back from his smiting Aram in the valley of Salteighteen thousand;

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

David earned a reputation when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

David earned a reputation when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

David earned a reputation when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

Darby Translation
Darby

And David made him a name when he returned, after he had smitten the Syrians in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand [men].

Webster Bible
Webster

And David made [him] a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of Salt, [being] eighteen thousand [men].

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

So Dauid gate a name after that hee returned, and had slayne of the Aramites in the valley of salt eighteene thousand men.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

David also made himself a name, when he returned after taking Syria in the valley of the saltpits, killing eighteen thousand:

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And David made a name, when he returned from his smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt,—eighteen thousand.

Literal Translation
LITV

And David made a name for himself when he returned, after he had struck the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand men .

Modern King James
MKJV

And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand men.

Updated King James
UKJV

And David got him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

So David made a name for himself when he returned from defeating Aram in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And David got him a name when he returned from smiting the Arameans in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

David also made a name for himself when he returned from seizing Syria, in the Valley of the Salt Pits, having cut down eighteen thousand.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

Revised Webster
RWebster

And David made him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men .

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

Also Dauid made to hym a name, whanne he turnede ayen, whanne Sirie was takun, for eiytene thousynde weren slayn in the valey, where salt is maad, and in Gebelem, to thre and twenti thousynde.

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