2 Samuel 18:8

New Century Version

The battle spread through all the country, but that day more men died in the forest than in the fighting.

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:7

There David’s army defeated the Israelites. Many died that day—twenty thousand men.

2 Samuel 18:9

Then Absalom happened to meet David’s troops. As Absalom was riding his mule, it went under the thick branches of a large oak tree. Absalom’s head got caught in the tree, and his mule ran out from under him. So Absalom was left hanging above the ground.

1 Kings 20:30

The rest of them ran away to the city of Aphek, where a city wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of them. Ben-Hadad also ran away to the city and hid in a room.

Psalm 3:7

Lord, rise up! My God, come save me! You have struck my enemies on the cheek; you have broken the teeth of the wicked.

Psalm 43:1

God, defend me. Argue my case against those who don’t follow you. Save me from liars and those who do evil.

Exodus 15:10

But you blew on them with your breath and covered them with the sea. They sank like lead in the raging water.

Proverbs 24:21

My child, respect the Lord and the king. Don’t join those people who refuse to obey them.

Proverbs 24:22

The Lord and the king will quickly destroy such people. Those two can cause great disaster!

Joshua 10:11

As they chased the enemy down the Beth Horon Pass to Azekah, the Lord threw large hailstones on them from the sky and killed them. More people were killed by the hailstones than by the Israelites’ swords.