2 Samuel 18:6

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

2 Samuel 18:6

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

So David’s army marched into the field to engage Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;

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WEB

World English Bible

So the people went out into the field against Israel; and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

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ASV

American Standard Version

So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

2 Samuel 18

⁴ “I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands.

⁵ Now the king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” And all the people heard the king’s orders to each of the commanders regarding Absalom.

⁶ So David’s army marched into the field to engage Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

⁷ There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men.

⁸ The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.

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