2 Samuel 8:13

2 Samuel 8:13

11 King David also ^adedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he had subdued—

12 from¹ Syria, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the ^aPhilistines, from Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 And David made himself a ^aname when he returned from killing ^beighteen thousand Syrians in ^cthe Valley of Salt.

14 He also put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and ^aall the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved David wherever he went.

David’s Administration

15 So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people.

16 ^aJoab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; ^bJehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians—Instead of Syrians, the Septuagint version reads "Edomites," which is the true reading, as is evident from II Samuel 8:14. This conquest, made by the army of David, was due to the skilful generalship and gallantry of Abishai and Joab. (I Chronicles 18:12; compare Psalms 60:1, title.) The valley was the ravine of salt (the Ghor), adjoining the Salt Mountain, at the southwestern extremity of the Dead Sea, separating the ancient territories of Judah and Edom [ROBINSON].

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