2 Samuel 18:6 - Plain English Version

⁶ David’s mob went away from the town, and they met the Israel mob in the bush at a place called Ephraim.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ So the army went out into the field against Israel, and the battle was fought in the forest of Ephraim.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

Common English Bible

⁶ So the troops marched into the field to meet the Israelites. The battle was fought in the Ephraim forest.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And so, the people departed into the field against Israel. And the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

2 Samuel 18:6 Cross References

2 Samuel 18:7

They chased each other in the bush, and they attacked each other with spears and bows and arrows. David’s mob beat Absalom’s mob and killed lots of them dead. But even more soldiers died from things in the bush. 20,000 men died on that day.