6And the people went out into the field against Israel; and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.


In Context

3 But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth, for if we should in any case flee, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us; for thou art worth ten thousand of us; and now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.

4 And the king said to them, I will do what is good in your sight. And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

5 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

6 And the people went out into the field against Israel; and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

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

8 And the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

2 Samuel 18:6 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:6The army marched into the field to fight Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:6So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:6So the people went out into the field against Israel and the battle was fought in the forest of Ephraim.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:6So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:6So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:6So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:6So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:6And the people goeth out into the field to meet Israel, and the battle is in a forest of Ephraim;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:6So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;