2 Samuel 18:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The battle spread throughout the country, but more men died in the forest than by the sword.

Cross References

Exodus 15:10

But you blew on them and covered them with the sea. They sank like lead into the deep sea.

Psalm 43:1

Defend me, God. Argue my case against those people who don’t know you. Protect me from those evil liars.

Psalm 3:7

Lord, get up! My God, come rescue me! If you hit my enemies on the cheek, you will break all their teeth.

1 Kings 20:30

The survivors ran away to the city of Aphek. The wall of the city fell on 27,000 of those soldiers. Ben-Hadad also ran away to the city and hid in a room.

Joshua 10:11

Then they chased the enemy down the road from Beth Horon to Azekah. While they were chasing the enemy, the Lord caused large hailstones to fall from the sky. Many of the enemy were killed by these large hailstones. More men were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the soldiers of Israel.

2 Samuel 18:7

David’s army defeated the Israelites. It was a great defeat because 20,000 men were killed that day.

2 Samuel 18:9

It so happened that David’s officers found Absalom. Absalom jumped on his mule and tried to escape, but the mule went under the branches of a large oak tree. The branches were thick, and Absalom’s head got caught in the tree. His mule ran out from under him, so Absalom was left hanging above the ground.

Proverbs 24:21

Son, respect the Lord and the king, and don’t join with those who are against them,

Proverbs 24:22

because people like that can quickly be destroyed. You have no idea how much trouble God and the king can make for their enemies.