2 Samuel 18:7 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And the people of Israel were smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

[Absalom's] men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter that day of 20,000 men.

American Standard Version (1901)

And the people of Israel were smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.

Common English Bible

The army of Israel was defeated there by David’s soldiers. A great slaughter of twenty thousand men took place that day.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And the people of Israel were cut down in that place by the army of David. And a great slaughter occurred on that day: twenty thousand men.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And the people of Israel were defeated there by David's army: and a great slaughter was made that day of twenty thousand men.

2 Samuel 18:7 Cross References

2 Samuel 15:6

And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgement: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

2 Samuel 18:6

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

2 Samuel 18:8

For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country: and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

2 Samuel 2:17

And the battle was very sore that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

2 Samuel 2:26

Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

2 Samuel 2:31

But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.

2 Chronicles 28:6

For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers.

Psalm 144:10

It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: Who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

Proverbs 11:21

Though hand join in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished: But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: And meddle not with them that are given to change: