Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 8:13:

• Kupsabiny: “After finishing the war/battle in the side of the North, he came to fight the people of Edom in (the) Valley of Salt. David’s soldiers killed eighteen thousand Edomites, something that made his name to be seen/known in all Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Again, having killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt, David got a great name.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And David became more famous after he killed 18,000 Edomnon in the valley called Asin.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When David returned after defeating the armies of Syria, he became more famous because his army killed 18,000 soldiers from the Edom people-group in the Salt Valley near the Dead Sea.” (Source: Translation for Translators)