2 Samuel 18:7 “There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the…”

2 Samuel 18:7

There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.

World English Bible

The people of Israel were struck there before David’s servants, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.

American Standard Version

And the people of Israel were smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.

Geneva Bible 1599

Where the people of Israel were slaine before the seruants of Dauid: so there was a great slaughter that day, euen of twentie thousande.

Darby Translation

And the people of Israel were routed before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day: twenty thousand men.

Young's Literal Translation

and smitten there are the people of Israel before the servants of David, and the smiting there is great on that day — twenty thousand;

Bible in Basic English

And the people of Israel were overcome there by the servants of David, and there was a great destruction that day, and twenty thousand men were put to the sword.

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Cross references

“the people”

2 Samuel 2:17 2 Samuel 15:6 2 Samuel 19:41–43

2 Samuel 2:17 · BSB

The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.

2 Samuel 15:6 · BSB

Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

2 Samuel 19:41–43 · BSB

Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”

“a great”

Proverbs 24:21 Proverbs 11:21

Proverbs 24:21 · BSB

My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.

Proverbs 11:21 · BSB

Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

“twenty thousand men”

2 Samuel 2:26 2 Samuel 2:31 2 Chronicles 28:6 2 Chronicles 13:16 2 Chronicles 13:17

2 Samuel 2:26 · BSB

Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”

2 Samuel 2:31 · BSB

but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.

2 Chronicles 28:6 · BSB

For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 13:16 · BSB

So the Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.

2 Chronicles 13:17 · BSB

Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6So David’s army marched into the field to engage Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

8The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.

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