2 Samuel

2 Samuel 8:12–13

¹²from Edom^g 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^h in the Valley of Salt.

Footnotes

g 8:12 Some Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Syriac (see also verse 14 and 1 Chronicles 18:11|1CH 18:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram
h 8:13 A few Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Syriac (see also verse 14 and 1 Chronicles 18:12|1CH 18:12); most Hebrew manuscripts Arameans

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
from Edom	מֵאֲרָ֤ם	mê·’ă·rām	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
and Moab	וּמִמּוֹאָב֙	ū·mim·mō·w·’āḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
from the Ammonites	וּמִבְּנֵ֣י	ū·mib·bə·nê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
and Philistines	וּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	ū·mip·pə·liš·tîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
and Amalekites	וּמֵֽעֲמָלֵ֑ק	ū·mê·‘ă·mā·lêq	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6002 Amalek
and from the spoil	וּמִשְּׁלַ֛ל	ū·miš·šə·lal	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
of Hadadezer	הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר	hă·ḏaḏ·‘e·zer	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1909 Hadadezer
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Rehob	רְחֹ֖ב	rə·ḥōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7340 Rechob
king	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Zobah	צוֹבָֽה׃	ṣō·w·ḇāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6678 Zoba, Zobah

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And David	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
made	וַיַּ֤עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a name for himself	שֵׁ֔ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular	H8034 name
when he returned	בְּשֻׁב֕וֹ	bə·šu·ḇōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
from striking down	מֵהַכּוֹת֥וֹ	mê·hak·kō·w·ṯōw	Preposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
eighteen	שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה	šə·mō·w·nāh	Number - masculine singular	H8083 eight
thousand	אָֽלֶף׃	’ā·lep̄	Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
Edomites	אֲרָ֖ם	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
in the Valley of Salt	בְּגֵיא־	bə·ḡê-	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1516 valley

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Samuel 8:12 2 Samuel 10:14 · 2 Samuel 8:2 · 1 Chronicles 18:11

2 Samuel 8:13 2 Kings 14:7 · 2 Samuel 7:9 · 1 Chronicles 18:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.