2 Samuel · שְׁמוּאֵל ב

2 Samuel 8:13

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ דָּוִד֙ שֵׁ֔ם בְּשֻׁב֕וֹ מֵהַכּוֹת֥וֹ אֶת־אֲרָ֖ם בְּגֵיא־מֶ֑לַח שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָֽלֶף׃
vayaʿas david shem bshubvo mehakvotvo ʾet-ʾaram bgeyʾ-melaḥ shmvonah ʿashar ʾalef
King James Version (KJV)

And David gat {him} a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, {being} eighteen thousand {men}. {smiting: Heb. his smiting}

Modern English

David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt.

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