1 Chronicles 18:12

New International Reader's Version

Abishai struck down 18,000 men of Edom in the Valley of Salt. Abishai was the son of Zeruiah.

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:10

He put the rest of the men under the command of his brother Abishai. Joab sent them to march out against the Ammonites.

2 Samuel 10:14

The Ammonites realized that the Arameans were running away. So they ran away from Abishai. They went inside the city. After Joab had fought against the Ammonites, he went back to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 20:6

David said to Abishai, “Sheba, the son of Bikri, will do more harm to us than Absalom ever did. Take my men and go after him. If you don’t, he’ll find cities that have high walls around them. He’ll go into one of them and escape from us.”

2 Samuel 21:17

But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, came to save David. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. Then David’s men made a promise. They said to David, “We never want you to go out with us to battle again. You are the lamp of Israel’s kingdom. We want that lamp to keep on burning brightly.”

2 Samuel 23:18

Abishai was chief over the three mighty warriors. He was the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah. He used his spear against 300 men. He killed all of them. So he became as famous as the three mighty warriors were.

2 Samuel 3:30

Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner. They did it because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.

2 Samuel 7:13

He is the one who will build a house where I will put my Name. I will set up the throne of his kingdom. It will last forever.

1 Kings 11:15

David had fought against Edom. Joab had been the commander of the army. He had gone up to bury the dead bodies of the Israelites who had been killed in battle. At that time he had struck down all the men in Edom.

2 Kings 14:7

Amaziah won the battle over 10,000 men of Edom. It happened in the Valley of Salt. During the battle he captured the town of Sela. He called it Joktheel. That’s the name it still has to this day.

1 Chronicles 11:20

Abishai was chief over the three mighty warriors. He was the brother of Joab. Abishai used his spear against 300 men. He killed all of them. So he became as famous as the three mighty warriors.

1 Chronicles 18:11

King David set those things apart for the Lord. He had done the same thing with the silver and gold he had taken from other nations. The nations were Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia and Amalek.

1 Chronicles 18:13

Abishai stationed some soldiers in Edom. The whole nation of Edom was brought under his rule. The Lord helped David win his battles wherever he went.

1 Chronicles 19:11

He put the rest of the men under the command of his brother Abishai. They were sent to march out against the Ammonites.

1 Chronicles 2:16

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.

2 Chronicles 25:11

Then Amaziah showed how strong he was. He led his army to the Valley of Salt. There he killed 10,000 men of Seir.

Psalm 60:1

God, you have turned away from us. You have attacked us. You have been angry. Now turn back to us!

Psalm 60:2

You have shaken the land and torn it open. Fix its cracks, because it is falling apart.

1 Samuel 26:6

Then David spoke to Ahimelek, the Hittite. He also spoke to Joab’s brother Abishai, the son of Zeruiah. He asked them, “Who will go down with me into the camp to Saul?” “I’ll go with you,” said Abishai.

1 Samuel 26:8

Abishai said to David, “Today God has handed your enemy over to you. So let me pin him to the ground. I can do it with one jab of the spear. I won’t even have to strike him twice.”