2 Samuel 8:12-14

Contemporary English Version

¹²Edom,^[a] Moab, Ammon, Philistia, Amalek, and from King Hadadezer of Zobah.

¹³^(A) David fought the Edomite^[b] army in Salt Valley and killed 18,000 of their soldiers. When he returned, he built a monument.^[c] ¹⁴David left soldiers all through Edom, and the people of Edom had to accept him as their ruler.

Wherever David went, the Lord helped him.

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Footnotes

8.12 Edom: Some Hebrew manuscripts and two ancient translations (see also 1 Chronicles 18.11); most Hebrew manuscripts “Aram.” In Hebrew the words for “Edom” and “Aram” look almost alike.
8.13 Edomite: Some Hebrew manuscripts and two ancient translations (see also 1 Chronicles 18.12); most Hebrew manuscripts “Aramean.” In Hebrew the words for “Edomite” and “Aramean” look almost alike.
8.13 built a monument: Or “was famous.”