10 he sent [a]Hadoram his son to King David to [b]greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had [c]defeated him; for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. And Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze. 11 King David also dedicated these to the Lord with the silver and the gold which he had carried away from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and from Amalek.

12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah [d]defeated 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 18:10 In 2 Sam 8:10, Joram
  2. 1 Chronicles 18:10 Lit ask him of his welfare
  3. 1 Chronicles 18:10 Lit smitten
  4. 1 Chronicles 18:12 Lit smote