Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 8:13
American Standard Version
And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.
Amplified® Bible
David won renown. When he returned he slew 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
Contemporary English Version
David fought the Edomite army in Salt Valley and killed eighteen thousand of their soldiers. When he returned, he built a monument.
Darby English Version
And David made him a name when he returned, after he had smitten the Syrians in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand [men].
Good News Bible
David became even more famous when he returned from killing eighteen thousand Edomites in Salt Valley.
King James Version
And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
New American Standard Bible
So David made a name {for himself} when he returned from killing 18,000 Arameans in the Valley of Salt.
New International Version
And David became famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
New King James Version
And David made himself a name when he returned from killing eighteen thousand Syrians in the Valley of Salt.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So David made a name for himself when he returned from killing 18,000 Arameans in the Valley of Salt.
Revised Standard Version
And David won a name for himself. When he returned, he slew eighteen thousand E'domites in the Valley of Salt.
Young's Literal Translation
And David maketh a name in his turning back from his smiting Aram in the valley of Salt -- eighteen thousand;
