2 Samuel 18:8 - Tree of Life Version

⁸ For the battle there was spread over the face of the entire countryside and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ For the battle spread over the face of all the country, and the forest devoured more men that day than did the sword.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

⁸ The battle spread out over the entire countryside, and the forest devoured more soldiers than the sword that day.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Now the battle in that place was dispersed over the face of all the land. And there were many more of the people whom the forest had consumed, than the sword had devoured, on that day.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the country: and there were many more of the people whom the forest consumed, than whom the sword devoured that day.

2 Samuel 18:8 Cross References

2 Samuel 18:7

The people of Israel were defeated there before the followers of David, and the slaughter that day was great—20,000 men.

2 Samuel 18:9

Now Absalom encountered some of David’s servants. When Absalom was riding on his mule, the mule went under the thick branches of the great oak, and his head got caught in the oak, so that he was left hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him went on.

1 Kings 20:30

The rest fled to Aphek into the city and the wall fell upon 27,000 men that were left. But Ben-Hadad fled into the city, into an inner chamber.

Psalm 3:7

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people all around who have taken their stand against me.

Psalm 43:1

Vindicate me, O God, and champion my cause against an ungodly nation. From a deceitful and unjust man, deliver me!

Exodus 15:10

You blew with Your wind, the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear Adonai and the king, and do not associate with rebels.

Proverbs 24:22

For their destruction will arise suddenly, and who knows the ruin both Adonai and the king can bring?

Joshua 10:11

While they were fleeing before Israel down the descent of Beth-horon, Adonai cast down great stones from heaven on them all the way to Azekah so they died—more of them died from the hailstones than those Bnei-Yisrael killed with the sword.