God’s Word Translation
2 Samuel 18:7
7There David’s men defeated Israel’s army, and the massacre was sizable that day—20,000 men.
2 Samuel 18:7 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)There Israel’s troops were routed by David’s men, and the casualties that day were great—twenty thousand men.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the men of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David, and the loss there was great on that day, twenty thousand men.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The people of Israel were overthrown there before the servants of David, and a great slaughter of twenty thousand took place there that day.
Context of 2 Samuel 18:7
5The king ordered Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” All the troops heard him give all the commanders this order regarding Absalom. 6So the troops went out to the country to fight Israel in the forest of Ephraim. There David’s men defeated Israel’s army, and the massacre was sizable that day—20,000 men. 8The fighting spread over the whole country. That day the woods devoured more people than the battle. 9Absalom happened to come face to face with some of David’s men. He was riding on a mule, and the mule went under the tangled branches of a large tree. Absalom’s head became caught in the tree. So he was left hanging in midair when the mule that was under him ran away.
Read all of 2 Samuel 182 Samuel 18:7 word by word
וַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּ שָׁם֙ עַ֣ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִפְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֣י דָוִ֑ד וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֞ם הַמַּגֵּפָ֧ה גְדוֹלָ֛ה בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Where the peopleעַם‛am · people: soldiersH5971
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- were slainנָגַףnâgaph · to strikeH5062
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- the servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- and there was there a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- slaughterמַגֵּפָהmaggêphâh · plagueH4046
- that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
- thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 18:7
- 2 Samuel 2:17Fierce fighting broke out that day, and David’s men defeated Abner and the men of Israel.
- 2 Samuel 15:6This is what he did for all Israelites who came to the king to have him try their case. So Absalom stole the hearts of the people of Israel.
- 2 Samuel 19:41Then all the people of Israel kept coming to the king. They asked, “Why did our cousins, the people of Judah, kidnap you and bring Your Majesty and your family and men across the Jordan River?”
- Proverbs 11:21Certainly, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the descendants of righteous people will escape.
- Proverbs 24:21Fear the Lord, my son. Fear the king as well. Do not associate with those who always insist upon change,
- 2 Samuel 2:26Then Abner called to Joab, “Should this slaughter go on forever? Don’t you know this will end in bitterness? How long will it be before you will call off your troops from chasing their relatives?”
- 2 Chronicles 13:16The Israelites fled from Judah’s ⌞army⌟, and God handed them over to Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 28:6In one day Pekah, son of Remaliah, killed 120,000 soldiers in Judah because they had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Twenty thousand men - Whether these were slain on the field of battle, or whether they were reckoned with those slain in the wood of Ephraim, we know not.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. the people of Israel were slain--This designation, together with the immense slaughter mentioned later, shows the large extent to which the people were enlisted in this unhappy civil contest.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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