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


In Context

3 But the men said, "You must not go out; if we are forced to flee, they won't care about us. Even if half of us die, they won't care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It would be better now for you to give us support from the city."

4 The king answered, "I will do whatever seems best to you." So the king stood beside the gate while all the men marched out in units of hundreds and of thousands.

5 The king commanded Joab, Abishai and Ittai, "Be gentle with the young man Absalom for my sake." And all the troops heard the king giving orders concerning Absalom to each of the commanders.

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

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

8 The battle spread out over the whole countryside, and the forest claimed more lives that day than the sword.

2nd Samuel 18:6 in Other Translations

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:6And 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;