Israel defeated Judah. Every man of Judah ran home.
Then Joab’s men took Absalom’s body and threw it into a large hole in the forest. They filled the large hole with many stones.
Near sunset, all men in the army of Israel were commanded to go back to their own city and land.
So the Philistines fought very hard and defeated the Israelites. Every Israelite soldier ran away to his tent. It was a terrible defeat for Israel. 30,000 Israelite soldiers were killed.
