Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
David gat him a name - Became a very celebrated and eminent man. The Targum has it, David collected troops; namely, to recruit his army when he returned from smiting the Syrians. His many battles had no doubt greatly thinned his army.
The valley of salt - Supposed to be a large plain abounding in this mineral, about a league from the city of Palmyra or Tadmor in the wilderness.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing 2 Samuel 8:13:
2 Samuel 7:1
2 Samuel 8:1
1 Chronicles 18:12
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