2 Samuel 18:8

New English Translation

The battle there was spread out over the whole area, and the forest consumed more soldiers than the sword devoured that day.

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:7

The army of Israel was defeated there by David’s men. The slaughter there was great that day – 20,000 soldiers were killed.

2 Samuel 18:9

Then Absalom happened to come across David’s men. Now as Absalom was riding on his mule, it went under the branches of a large oak tree. His head got caught in the oak and he was suspended in midair, while the mule he had been riding kept going.

1 Kings 20:30

The remaining 27,000 ran to Aphek and went into the city, but the wall fell on them. Now Ben Hadad ran into the city and hid in an inner room.

Psalm 3:7

Rise up, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.

Psalm 43:1

Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!

Exodus 15:10

But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

Proverbs 24:21

Fear the Lord, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,

Proverbs 24:22

for suddenly their destruction will overtake them, and who knows the ruinous judgment both the Lord and the king can bring?

Joshua 10:11

As they fled from Israel on the slope leading down from Beth Horon, the Lord threw down on them large hailstones from the sky, all the way to Azekah. They died – in fact, more died from the hailstones than the Israelites killed with the sword.