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1 Chronicles 18:12 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt. "
1 Chronicles 18:12
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10 he sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him (for Hadadezer had wars with Tou); and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and bronze.
11 King David also dedicated these to the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations: from Edom, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
13 He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.
14 David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people.
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1 Chronicles 18:1
"After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines."
1 Chronicles 18:2
"He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute."
1 Chronicles 18:3
"David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates."
1 Chronicles 18:4
"David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred chariots."
1 Chronicles 18:5
"When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians."
1 Chronicles 18:6
"Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went."
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