Then Joab gave the other men to his brother Abishai to lead against the Ammonites.
1 Chronicles 18:12 - Easy To Read Version Abishai son of Zeruiah killed 18,000 Edomite people in the Valley of Salt. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Also Abishai son of Zeruiah slew 18,000 of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt. American Standard Version (1901) Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand. Common English Bible Abishai, Zeruiah’s son, struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Salt Valley. Catholic Public Domain Version Truly, Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of the Salt Pits. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Abisai the son of Sarvia slew of the Edomites in the vale of the saltpits, eighteen thousand. |
Then Joab gave the other men to his brother Abishai to lead against the Ammonites.
The Ammonites saw that the Arameans were running away, so they ran away from Abishai and went back to {their} city.
David said to Abishai, “Sheba son of Bicri is more dangerous to us than Absalom was. So take my officers and chase Sheba. Hurry before Sheba gets into cities with walls. If Sheba gets into the well protected cities, we won’t be able to get him.”
But Abishai son of Zeruiah killed the Philistine and saved David’s life.
Abishai was the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah. Abishai was the leader of the Three Heroes. [154] Abishai used his spear against 300 {enemies} and killed them. He became as famous as the Three.
Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because Abner had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.
He will build a house (temple) for my name. And I will make his kingdom strong forever.
This is how it happened: Earlier David defeated Edom. Joab was the commander of David’s army. Joab went into Edom to bury dead people. Joab killed all the men still living there.
Amaziah killed 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. In war Amaziah took Sela and called it “Joktheel.” That place is still called “Joktheel” today.
Joab’s brother, Abishai, was the leader of the Three Heroes. He fought 300 men with his spear and killed them. Abishai was as famous as the Three Heroes.
King David made those things holy and gave them to the Lord. David did the same thing with all the silver and gold he had gotten from Edom, Moab, the Ammonite people, the Philistine people, and Amalekite people.
Abishai also put fortresses {\cf2\super [202]} in Edom and all the Edomite people became David’s servants. The Lord gave David victory everywhere he went.
Joab put the rest of the army of Israel under Abishai’s command. Abishai was Joab’s brother. Those soldiers went out to fight against the Ammonite army.
Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
Then Amaziah became very brave and led his army to the Salt Valley in the country of Edom. In that place, Amaziah’s army killed 10,000 men from Seir. {\cf2\super [289]}
God, you were angry at us.\par You rejected us\par and destroyed us.\par Please make us whole again.\par
You shook the earth and split it open.\par Our world is falling apart.\par Please fix it.\par
David talked to Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah. (Abishai was Joab’s brother.) He asked them, “Who will go down into the camp with me to Saul?”
Abishai said to David, “Today God has let you defeat your enemy. Let me pin Saul to the ground with his spear. I’ll only do it once!”