Editing Valley of Salt

[[File:Valley of Salt, between Canaan and Edom (1878) (14763708662).jpg|300px|right|Valley of Salt, between Canaan and Edom]]
The '''Valley of Salt''', '''valley of saltpits''',<ref>[[2 Samuel|2 Kings]] 8:13 ([[Douay–Rheims Bible|Douay–Rheims]])</ref> '''valley of Saltpits''',<ref>[[2 Kings|4 Kings]] 14:7 ([[Douay–Rheims Bible|Douay–Rheims]])</ref> or '''vale of saltpits'''<ref>1 [[Book of Chronicles|Paralipomenon]] 18:12, 25:11; [[Book of Psalms|Psalm]] 59:2 ([[Douay–Rheims Bible|Douay–Rheims]])</ref> ({{langx|he|גיא-המלח}}) is a place where it is said [[David]] smote the Arameans (2 Sam. 8:13). This valley (the [[Arabah]]) is between [[tribe of Judah|Judah]] and [[Edom]] on the south of the [[Dead Sea]]. Hence some interpreters suggest the phrase, "and he smote [[Edom]]," instead of the "Arameans" in the above text. This confusion may be due to the Hebrew word Edom אדם being similar to the word Aram ארם. In Hebrew, the resh "ר" and the daleth "ד" are very similar and easily confused if not written carefully. It is conjectured that while David was leading his army against the [[Ammon]]ites and Arameans, the Edomites invaded the south of Judah, and that David sent [[Joab]] or [[Abishai (biblical figure)|Abishai]] against them, who drove them back and finally subdued Edom. (Comp. title to Ps. 60 [Ps. 59 in the [[Septuagint]]].)

2 Samuel 8:13 - And David became famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Arameans in the Valley of Salt. (New International Version)

Here also [[Amaziah of Judah|Amaziah]] "slew of Edom ten thousand men" (2 Kings 14:7; comp. 8: 20-22 and 2 Chr. 25:5-11).

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