2 Samuel 18:6
וַיֵּצֵא הָעָם הַשָּׂדֶה לִקְרַאת יִשְׂרָאֵל וַתְּהִי הַמִּלְחָמָה בְּיַעַר אֶפְרָֽיִם ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;
In Context
Cross References
Joshua 17:15וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אִם ־ עַם ־ רַב אַתָּה עֲלֵה לְךָ הַיַּעְרָה וּבֵרֵאתָ לְךָ שָׁם בְּאֶרֶץ הַפְּרִזִּי וְהָֽרְפָאִים כִּֽי ־ אָץ לְךָ הַר ־ אֶפְרָֽיִם ׃
Judges 12:4וַיִּקְבֹּץ יִפְתָּח אֶת ־ כָּל ־ אַנְשֵׁי גִלְעָד וַיִּלָּחֶם אֶת ־ אֶפְרָיִם וַיַּכּוּ אַנְשֵׁי גִלְעָד אֶת ־ אֶפְרַיִם כִּי אָמְרוּ פְּלִיטֵי אֶפְרַיִם אַתֶּם גִּלְעָד בְּתוֹךְ אֶפְרַיִם בְּתוֹךְ מְנַשֶּֽׁה ׃
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 18:2-9
Preparations for Battle. ( b. c. 1023.) 1 And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. 2 And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also. 3 But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away,… Read the whole commentary →