2 Samuel 18:7

Then were the people of Israel defeated there, before he servants of David,—and the slaughter there was great, on that day—twenty thousand.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The 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.

In Context

6So the people went forth into the field against Israel,—and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

8And the battle there was spread out over the face of all the land,—and the forest devoured more of the people than the sword devoured on that day.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 2:26then Abner cried aloud unto Joab, and said—To the uttermost, must the sword devour? Dost thou not well know that, bitter, shall it be, in the latter end? How long, then, wilt thou not bid the people turn back from pursuing their own brethren?

2 Samuel 15:6And Absolom did, after this manner, to all Israel who came for judgment, unto the king,—so Absolom stole away the heart of the men of Israel.

2 Chronicles 13:16And the sons of Israel fled from before Judah,—and God delivered them into their hand.

Proverbs 11:21Hand to hand, the wicked man shall not be held innocent, but, the seed of the righteous, hath been delivered.

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 →

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