2 Samuel 18:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 18:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 18:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 18:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The people of Israel were struck there before David’s servants, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.”
2 Samuel 18:7 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 18:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Samuel 18:7 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 18:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and smitten there are the people of Israel before the servants of David, and the smiting there is great on that day--twenty thousand;”
2 Samuel 18:7 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 18:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the people of Israel were routed before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day: twenty thousand men. ”
2 Samuel 18:7 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 18:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Where the people of Israel were slaine before the seruants of Dauid: so there was a great slaughter that day, euen of twentie thousande.”
2 Samuel 18:7 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 18:7 in Context — 2 Samuel 18
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.
9 And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
What Does 2 Samuel 18:7 Mean?
2 Samuel 18:7 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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