2 Samuel 18:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;”
2 Samuel 18:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 18:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 18:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So the people went out into the field against Israel; and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.”
2 Samuel 18:6 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 18:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.”
2 Samuel 18:6 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 18:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the people goeth out into the field to meet Israel, and the battle is in a forest of Ephraim;”
2 Samuel 18:6 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 18:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the people went out into the field against Israel; and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.”
2 Samuel 18:6 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 18:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So the people went out into the fielde to meete Israel, and the battell was in the wood of Ephraim:”
2 Samuel 18:6 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 18:6 in Context — 2 Samuel 18
4 And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
5 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
6 So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;
7 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.
8 For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
What Does 2 Samuel 18:6 Mean?
2 Samuel 18:6 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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