“And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.”
2 Samuel 8:13 (BSB)
Context Reading
11and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued — 12from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah. 13And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 14He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went. 15Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people: