1)

What does it mean "David made a name"?

1.

Rashi: He buried those that he killed from Edom, like it says "va'Yhi bi'Hyos David Es Edom

2)

Here it says 18,000. Verse 5 says 22,000!

1.

Radak: Here was in Gei Melach. Verse 5 discusses a different place.

2.

According to the Midrash (refer to 8:13:3:3), here it mentions killing 18,000 of Edom. Verse 5 says 22,000 of Aram. (PF)

3)

Here it says that David killed 18,000 from Aram in Gei Melach. In Tehilim (60:2), it says that Yo'av killed 12,000 of Edom there, and in Divrei ha'Yamim I, 18:12 it says that Avishai killed 18,000 of Edom there!

1.

Rashi (from Bereishis Rabah 74:15): We must say that here and in Tehilim discuss different wars.

2.

Radak, Rashi (Tehilim 60:2): The war with Edom was at the time of the war with Aram, like it says (Tehilim 60:2) "b'Hatzoso Es Aram Naharayim v'Es Aram Tzovah


1

I.e. there were two wars against Edom at two times, apart from the war against Aram. Refer to 8:13:2:2. (PF)

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