Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
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Interpretation
This verse speaks in the wider setting of memory and worship as 1 Chronicles unfolds its message.
Glossary
- Edom Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Buseira.
- Abishai Person
- Father of (i. e., “desirous of”) a gift, the eldest son of Zeruiah, David’s sister. He was the brother of Joab and Asahel ( 2 Sam. 2:18 ; 1 Chr. 2:16 ).
- Valley of Salt Place
- Biblical special. Modern identification: Es Sebkha.
- Zeruiah Person
- Stricken of the Lord, David’s sister, and the mother of Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.