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1 Chronicles 18:12

Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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ASV

Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.

KJV

Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאַבְשַׁ֣יve.'av.Shaiand AbishaiH52 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
צְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahZeruiahH6870 →
הִכָּ֤הhi.Kahhe struck downH5221 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmEdomH123 →
בְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'in [the] Valley ofH1516 →
הַמֶּ֔לַחha.Me.lach<the> SaltH4417 →
שְׁמוֹנָ֥הshe.mo.Naheight-H8083 →
עָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarteenH6240 →
אָֽלֶף׃'A.lefthousandH505 →

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Psalms 60:1You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!1 Chronicles 19:11And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.2 Chronicles 25:11Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,1 Samuel 26:6And David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” “I will go with you,” answered Abishai.2 Samuel 10:10And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.1 Chronicles 2:16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.1 Chronicles 11:20Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.2 Samuel 8:13–14And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.2 Samuel 8:13And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.1 Samuel 26:8Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”2 Samuel 16:9–11Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”2 Samuel 3:30(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)2 Samuel 20:6And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”2 Samuel 7:13He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.2 Samuel 23:18Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.2 Samuel 10:14When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.2 Samuel 19:21–22But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”2 Samuel 21:17But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”

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Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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