2 Samuel 8:13

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David gained renown when he returned after striking down eighteen thousand Arameans in the Valley of Salt.

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  • 2 Kgs 14:7 : 7 He struck down ten thousand men of Edom in the Valley of Salt and captured Sela in battle, renaming it Joktheel, which it is called to this day.
  • 2 Sam 7:9 : 9 I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.
  • 1 Chr 18:12 : 12 Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
  • 2 Chr 25:11 : 11 Amaziah took courage and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down ten thousand men of Seir.
  • Ps 60:1 : 1 For the director, according to 'The Lily of the Testimony,' a Miktam of David, for instruction.

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  • 1 Chr 18:12-13
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    12Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

    13David stationed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became his servants. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.

  • 2 Sam 8:2-9
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    2David also defeated Moab. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them with a rope. He measured two lengths of rope to put them to death and one full length to let them live, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing him tribute.

    3David defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control over the Euphrates River.

    4From Hadadezer, David captured a thousand chariots, seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all the chariot horses but spared enough horses for a hundred chariots.

    5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.

    6Then David stationed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became his servants, bringing tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

    7David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

    8From Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great amount of bronze.

    9When Toi, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

  • 1 Chr 18:2-7
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    2David also defeated Moab, and the Moabites became his servants, bringing him tribute.

    3David defeated Hadadezer, king of Zobah, near Hamath when Hadadezer went to establish his control over the Euphrates River.

    4David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers from Hadadezer. He hamstrung all the chariot horses but kept enough for 100 chariots.

    5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 of them.

    6David stationed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became his servants, bringing him tribute. The Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.

    7David took the gold shields carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 10:17-18
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    17When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Arameans formed their battle lines to meet David and fought against him.

    18But the Arameans fled before Israel. David killed seven hundred Aramean charioteers and forty thousand horsemen. He also struck down Shobach, the commander of their army, who died there.

  • 1 Chr 19:17-19
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    17When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and advanced against them to set up his battle lines. David arranged his forces to face the Arameans, and they fought against him.

    18But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand chariot drivers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shophach, the commander of their army.

    19When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. After this, the Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

  • 2 Sam 8:12
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    12from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

  • 2 Sam 18:7
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    7There, the army of Israel was defeated by David's servants, and the casualties were heavy that day—twenty thousand men.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
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    8War broke out again. David went out to fight the Philistines and struck them with a great slaughter, causing them to flee before him.

  • 1 Chr 19:8
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    8When David heard this, he sent Joab and the entire army of mighty warriors.

  • 1 Chr 12:31
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    31From the tribe of Ephraim, there were 20,800 valiant warriors, famous men from their ancestral houses.

  • 2 Sam 8:14
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    14He stationed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became David's subjects. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

  • 2 Sam 10:6-7
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    6When the Ammonites realized they had become odious to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-Rehob and Zobah, as well as the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and twelve thousand men from Tob.

    7When David heard of this, he sent Joab and all the army of mighty warriors.

  • 1 Chr 20:8
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    8These were descendants of the giants in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.

  • 2 Chr 25:11
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    11Amaziah took courage and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down ten thousand men of Seir.

  • 2 Sam 18:1
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    1David mustered the people who were with him and appointed commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds.

  • 2 Sam 6:1
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    1David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand in number.

  • 1 Chr 18:9
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    9When Tou, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,

  • 1 Sam 27:9
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    9David attacked the land and did not leave alive a man or woman. He took sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing, and then he returned and went to Achish.

  • 1 Sam 17:57
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    57As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the Philistine's head still in his hand.

  • 1 Sam 18:30
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    30The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, but every time they went out, David had more success than all of Saul’s servants, and he became highly esteemed.

  • 2 Sam 24:9
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    9Joab reported the number of the people to the king: Israel had eight hundred thousand able men who could handle a sword, and Judah had five hundred thousand.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
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    8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to face them.

  • 1 Sam 18:7
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    7The women sang as they danced: "Saul has killed his thousands, and David his tens of thousands."

  • 1 Sam 25:13
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    13David said to his men, "Each of you, strap on your sword!" So they did, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men went with David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

  • 1 Sam 21:11
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    11David got up and fled that day from Saul’s presence and went to Achish the king of Gath.

  • 1 Kgs 11:15
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    15When David was in Edom and Joab, the commander of the army, went up to bury the dead, they killed every male in Edom.

  • 1 Sam 29:5
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    5Isn't this the David they sang about in their dances, saying, 'Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands'?

  • 1 Chr 12:23
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    23These are the numbers of men equipped for war who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the LORD had spoken.

  • 1 Chr 21:5
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    5Joab presented the results of the census to David: There were in Israel 1,100,000 warriors who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword.

  • 1 Sam 18:13
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    13So Saul removed David from his presence and appointed him as a commander over a thousand men. David led the troops out and brought them back in.

  • 1 Kgs 11:24
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    24Gathering men around him, he became the leader of a band of raiders after David defeated Zobah's forces. They went to Damascus, lived there, and established a kingdom in Damascus.

  • 1 Sam 18:25
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    25Saul replied, 'Say to David, "The king wants no other price for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies."' Saul’s plan was to have David fall by the hands of the Philistines.

  • 2 Sam 1:15
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    15Then David called one of his young men and said, 'Come here and strike him down.' So he struck him, and he died.