2 Samuel 18:7
World English Bible (WEB)
The people of Israel were struck there before David’s servants, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.
In context
5 The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” All the people heard when the king commanded all the captains concerning Absalom.
6 So the people went out into the field against Israel; and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.
7 The people of Israel were struck there before David’s servants, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.
8 For the battle was there spread over the surface of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
9 Absalom happened to meet David’s servants. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak; and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was hanging between the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.
2 Samuel 18:7 in every translation
- WEB 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.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men.
- ASV 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.
- YLT 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;
- DBY 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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 .