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


In Context

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.

9 Now Absalom happened to meet David's men. He was riding his mule, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom's head got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair, while the mule he was riding kept on going.

2nd Samuel 18:7 in Other Translations

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:7And the people of Israel were defeated there by David's army, and a great slaughter was made 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.