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2 Samuel

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So David made a name for himself when he returned from killing 18,000 Arameans in the Valley of Salt.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִד֙ da·vid
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made do, make Verb H6213 וַיַּ֤עַשׂ vai·ya·'as
a name a name Noun H8034 שֵׁ֔ם shem,
[for himself] when he returned to turn back, return Verb H7725 בְּשֻׁבֹ֕ו be·shu·vov
from killing to smite Verb H5221 מֵהַכֹּותֹ֥ו me·hak·ko·v·tov
18,000 eight (a card. number) Noun H8083 שְׁמֹונָ֥ה she·mo·v·nah
Arameans Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr. Noun H758 אֲרָ֖ם a·ram
in the Valley a valley Noun H1516 בְּגֵיא־ be·gei-
of Salt. salt Noun H4417 מֶ֑לַח me·lach;

Locations

Valley of Salt

SALT, VALLEY OF(ge' ha-melach): The scene of battles, firstly, between David or his lieutenant Abishai and the Edomites (2 Samuel 8:13 1 Chronicles 18:12 Psalm 60, title), and later between Amaziah and these same foes (2 Kings 14:7 2 Chronicles 25:11). It is tempting to connect this "Valley of Salt" with es Sebkhah, the marshy, salt-impregnated plain which e... View Details

People

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 So David made a name for himself when he returned from killing 18,000 Arameans in the Valley of Salt.
King James Bible So And David made gat him a name for himself when he returned from killing 18,000 Arameans smiting of the Syrians in the Valley valley of Salt.salt, being eighteen thousand men.
Hebrew Greek English So David made a name for himself when he returned from killing 18,000 Arameans in the Valley of Salt.