12 from Edom,[a] Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, the Amalekites, and the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 David made a reputation for himself when he returned from striking down 18,000 Edomites[b] in the Valley of Salt.[c](A) 14 He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David.(B) The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 8:12 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read Aram; 1Ch 18:11
  2. 2 Samuel 8:13 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read Arameans; 1Ch 18:12
  3. 2 Samuel 8:13 = the Dead Sea region

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