New American Standard Bible 1995

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For the choir director; according to Shushan Eduth. A Mikhtam of David, to teach; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. O God, You have rejected us. You have broken us; You have been angry; O, restore us.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
For the choir director; according to Shushan Eduth. A Mikhtam of David, to teach; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. O God, God, god Noun H430 אֱ֭לֹהִים e·lo·him
You have rejected to reject, spurn Verb H2186 זְנַחְתָּ֣נוּ ze·nach·ta·nu
us. You have broken to break through Verb H6555 פְרַצְתָּ֑נוּ fe·ratz·ta·nu;
us; You have been angry; to be angry Verb H599 אָ֝נַ֗פְתָּ a·naf·ta
O, restore to turn back, return Verb H7725 וַיָּ֤שָׁב vai·ya·shav
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Locations

Edom

EDOM; EDOMITESe'-dum, e'-dum-its 'edhom, "red"; Edom:1. Boundaries:The boundaries of Edom may be traced with some approach to accuracy. On the East of the `Arabah the northern border ran from the Dead Sea, and was marked by Wady el-Kurachi, or Wady el-Chasa. On the East it marched with the desert. The southern border ran by Elath and Ezion-geber (Deuteronomy... View Details

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

Aram

Ram, an ancestor of Christ

Edom

another name for Esau, older son of Isaac, also his desc. and their territory

Aram

Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Israelite

Joab

Joab  Jehovah is his father.  One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David's sister, and "captain of the host" during the whole of David's reign ( 2 Samuel 2:13 ;  10:7 ;  11:1 ;  1 Kings 11:15 ). His father's name is nowhere mentioned, although his sepulchre at Bethlehem is mentioned ( 2 Samuel 2:32 ). His two brothers were Abishai and Asahe... View Details

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 For the choir director; according to Shushan Eduth. A Mikhtam of David, to teach; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. O God, You have rejected us. You have broken us; You have been angry; O, restore us.
King James Bible For {To the choir director; according to Shushan Eduth. A Mikhtam chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he struggled strove with Aram-naharaim Aramnaharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley valley of Salt. salt twelve thousand.} O God, You have rejected us. You have broken us; You have thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been angry; O, restore us.displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
Hebrew Greek English For the choir director; according to Shushan Eduth. A Mikhtam of David, to teach; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. O God, You have rejected us. You have broken us; You have been angry; O, restore us.