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13 On his return,[a] David made a name for himself by defeating eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.(A) 14 He set up garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. Thus the Lord brought David victory in all his undertakings.

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Footnotes

  1. 8:13 On his return: possibly to Jerusalem, after the revolt of Absalom (chaps. 15–18), which this catalogue of victories would avoid mentioning. 1 Chr 18:12 attributes the defeat of the Edomites to Abishai, while the superscription of Ps 60 attributes it to Joab.

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

14 He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites(C) became subject to David.(D) The Lord gave David victory(E) wherever he went.(F)

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Footnotes

  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)

17 The Edomites had returned, attacked Judah, and carried off captives.(A)

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17 The Edomites(A) had again come and attacked Judah and carried away prisoners,(B)

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11 On the day you stood by,
    the day strangers carried off his possessions,
And foreigners entered his gates
    and cast lots for Jerusalem,
    you too were like one of them.[a](A)

12 [b]Do not gloat over the day of your brother,
    the day of his disaster;
Do not exult over the people of Judah
    on the day of their ruin;
Do not speak haughtily
    on the day of distress!
13 Do not enter the gate of my people
    on the day of their calamity;
Do not gloat—especially you—over his misfortune
    on the day of his calamity;
Do not lay hands upon his possessions
    on the day of his calamity!
14 Do not stand at the crossroads
    to cut down his survivors;
Do not hand over his fugitives
    on the day of distress!

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Footnotes

  1. 11 In 587 B.C., Edomites joined the invading Babylonian forces (v. 13) and captured escaping Judahites. The destruction of Jerusalem strengthened and expanded Edom’s hold on Judah’s southern territory.
  2. 12–14 The commands in vv. 12–14 are not to be understood as future prohibitions but as descriptions of crimes Edom in fact already committed on the day of Jerusalem’s fall described in v. 11.

11 On the day you stood aloof
    while strangers carried off his wealth
and foreigners entered his gates
    and cast lots(A) for Jerusalem,
    you were like one of them.(B)
12 You should not gloat(C) over your brother
    in the day of his misfortune,(D)
nor rejoice(E) over the people of Judah
    in the day of their destruction,(F)
nor boast(G) so much
    in the day of their trouble.(H)
13 You should not march through the gates of my people
    in the day of their disaster,
nor gloat over them in their calamity(I)
    in the day of their disaster,
nor seize their wealth
    in the day of their disaster.
14 You should not wait at the crossroads
    to cut down their fugitives,(J)
nor hand over their survivors
    in the day of their trouble.

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