7And the people of Israel were defeated there by David's army, and a great slaughter was made that day of twenty thousand men.


In Context

4 And the king said to them: What seemeth good to you, that will I do. And the king stood by the gate: and all the people went forth by their troops, by hundreds and by thousands.

5 And the king commanded Joab, and Abisai, and Ethai, saying: Save me the boy Absalom. And all the people heard the king giving charge to all the princes concerning Absalom.

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

7 And the people of Israel were defeated there by David's army, and a great slaughter was made that day of twenty thousand men.

8 And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the country, and there were many more of the people whom the forest consumed, than whom the sword devoured that day.

9 And it happened that Absalom met he servants of David, riding on a mule: and as the mule went under a thick and large oak, his head stuck in the oak: and while he hung between the heaven and he earth, the mule on which he rode passed on.

2 Samuel 18:7 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:7There the army of Israel was defeated by David's men, and the casualties that day were great-twenty thousand men.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:7Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand [men. ]

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:7And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7And the people of Israel were routed before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day: twenty thousand men.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:7And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7The people of Israel were struck there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7and smitten there are the people of Israel before the servants of David, and the smiting there is great on that day — twenty thousand;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:7Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.