2 Samuel 18:7

New American Bible - revised edition

The forces of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the casualties there that day were heavy—twenty thousand men.

Cross References

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear the Lord and the king; have nothing to do with those who hate them;

Proverbs 11:21

Be assured, the wicked shall not go unpunished, but the offspring of the just shall escape.

2 Chronicles 28:6

For Pekah, son of Remaliah, killed one hundred and twenty thousand of Judah in a single day, all of them valiant men, because they had abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

2 Samuel 15:6

By behaving in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king for judgment, Absalom was stealing the heart of Israel. Conspiracy in Hebron.

2 Samuel 2:31

But David’s servants had struck down and killed three hundred and sixty men of Benjamin, followers of Abner.

2 Samuel 2:26

Then Abner called to Joab and said: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not know that afterward there will be bitterness? How long before you tell the people to stop pursuing their brothers?”

2 Samuel 2:17

The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s servants.

2 Samuel 18:6

David’s army then took the field against Israel, and a battle was fought in the forest near Mahanaim.

2 Samuel 18:8

The battle spread out over that entire region, and the forest consumed more combatants that day than did the sword. Death of Absalom.

Psalm 144:10

You give victory to kings; you delivered David your servant. From the menacing sword