1 Chronicles 18:12

1 Chronicles 18:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
• New International Version (NIV)Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

Context of 1 Chronicles 18:12

10There had been a war between King Hadadezer and King Tou. So Tou sent his son, Hadoram, to say ‘hello’ to King David. He wanted to praise David because he had won the battle against King Hadadezer. He also sent many gifts of gold, silver and bronze to David. 11King David took those gifts and he offered them to the Lord. He also offered to the Lord all the silver and gold things that he had taken from other nations. Those nations were Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines and the Amalekites. Zeruiah's son Abishai killed 18,000 men from Edom in the Valley of Salt. 13He put groups of his soldiers in Edom, so that David had authority over all the Edomites. The Lord helped David to win all the battles that he fought. 14David ruled over all Israel. He did everything that was right and fair for all his people.

1 Chronicles 18:12 word by word

וְאַבְשַׁ֣י בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֗ה הִכָּ֤ה אֶת־אֱדוֹם֙ בְּגֵ֣יא הַמֶּ֔לַח שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָֽלֶף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי'ăbîyshay 'abshay · AbishaiH52
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Zeruiahצְרוּיָהtserûyâh · ZeruiahH6870
• slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• of the Edomitesאֱדוֹם'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm · EdomH123
• in the valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · (Salt) ValleyH1516
• of saltמֶ֫לַחmelach · (Valley of) SaltH4417
• eighteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• eighteenשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 18:12

• 1 Chronicles 2:16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.
• 1 Chronicles 11:20Joab's brother Abishai was the leader of David's 30 great soldiers. One time, he used his spear to fight 300 men and he killed them all. So he became as famous as the ‘Three Brave Soldiers’.
• 1 Samuel 26:6David spoke to two of his men. One of them was Ahimelech, a Hittite man. The other man was Abishai, who was Joab's brother (Zeruiah was their mother). David asked them, ‘Which one of you will go down into Saul's camp with me?’ Abishai said, ‘I will come with you.’
• 1 Samuel 10:10When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met them. God's Spirit came on Saul with power. He started to prophesy as the prophets were doing.
• 1 Samuel 16:9Jesse caused his son Shammah to stand in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, ‘The Lord has not chosen this man.’
• 1 Samuel 19:21When people told Saul about this, he sent more men to Naioth. But they prophesied too. So Saul sent a third group of men. These men also started to prophesy.
• 1 Samuel 20:6Your father may see that I am not at the meal. If he does, say to him, “David asked me to let him go to his home in Bethlehem. His family offer a sacrifice there at this time every year.”
• 1 Samuel 23:18Jonathan and David promised again in the Lord's name that they would be faithful friends of one another. Then Jonathan went to his home. David stayed at Horesh.
• 1 Chronicles 19:11He told his brother Abishai to lead the rest of Israel's army to fight against the Ammonites.
• 2 Samuel 7:13He is the man who will build a house for me. People will give honour to my name there. I will cause his descendants to rule as kings for ever.
• 2 Samuel 8:13After that, David's army won a battle in the Valley of Salt against 18,000 Edomites. David became very famous because of that.
• Psalms 60:1God, you have turned against us, and you have broken down our strong walls. You are angry with us, but please make us strong again!
• 2 Kings 14:7Amaziah killed 10,000 soldiers from Edom in Salt valley. He attacked Sela city and he took it for himself. He gave it a new name, ‘Joktheel’. That is still its name.
• 2 Chronicles 25:11But Amaziah was brave. He led his army to Salt Valley. There they killed 10,000 soldiers from Edom.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 18:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Abishai - slew of the Edomites - This victory is attributed to David, 2 Samuel 8:13. He sent Abishai against them, and he defeated them: this is with great propriety attributed to David as commander-in-chief; qui facit per alterum, facit per se.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-13David conquered areas east of the Jordan River in stages. First, he took over Moab in the south, securing control of the plateau north of the Arnon River. His victory over the Aramean alliance led by Hadadezer resulted in an alliance with King Toi of Hamath, who was Hadadezer's enemy (1 Chronicles 18:9–11). After defeating Ammon and the Arameans east of the Jordan, David expanded his control over southern Edom and gained access to a southern seaport (1…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-139-13. Tou--or Toi--whose dominions border on those of Hadadezer. (See on 2Sa 8:9-12; 1Ki 11:15).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 18:12

• Abishai
• Edomites

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• Genealogy
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary