¹³ And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down 18,000 Edomites in ^(A)the Valley of Salt.

^7 (A)He struck down ten thousand Edomites in ^(B)the Valley of Salt and took ^(C)Sela by storm, and called it ^(D)Joktheel, which is its name to this day.

^9 (A)And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.

¹² And ^(A)Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

He Will Tread Down Our Foes

To the choirmaster: according to ^(A)Shushan Eduth. A ^(B)Miktam^[a] of David; ^(C)for instruction; when he ^(D)strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

¹¹ But Amaziah took courage and led out his people and went to the ^(A)Valley of Salt and struck down ^(B)10,000 men of Seir.