2 Samuel 8:13

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

Cross-reference

2 Samuel 7:9 promises David a great name — 8:13 shows the fulfillment as David makes a name by defeating Edom.

1 Chronicles 18:12 credits Abishai rather than David with striking down 18,000 Edomites, offering a parallel account with different detail.

1 Chronicles 17:8 records God's promise to make David's name great; this battle is a partial fulfillment of that promise.

2 Kings 14:7 records a later battle by Amaziah in the same Valley of Salt, striking 10,000 Edomites.

2 Chronicles 25:11 parallels 2 Kings 14:7, recounting Amaziah's victory over 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.