2 Samuel 18:7

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 charged Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” And all the people heard when the king charged all the commanders concerning Absalom. 6Then the people went out into the field against Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim. The people of Israel were defeated there before the servants of David, and the slaughter there that day was great, 20,000 men. 8For the battle there was spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured. 9Now Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. For Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak. And his head caught fast in the oak, so he was left hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him kept going.

2 Samuel 18:7 word by word

וַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּ שָׁם֙ עַ֣ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִפְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֣י דָוִ֑ד וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֞ם הַמַּגֵּפָ֧ה גְדוֹלָ֛ה בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃Read the interlinear

• The peopleעַם‛am · people: soldiersH5971
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• defeatedנָגַףnâgaph · to strikeH5062
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and the slaughterמַגֵּפָהmaggêphâh · plagueH4046
• that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• was greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• 20,000עֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• 20,000אֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 18:7

• 2 Samuel 2:17That day the battle was very severe, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
• 2 Samuel 15:6In this manner Absalom dealt with all Israel who came to the king for judgment; so Absalom stole away the hearts of the men of Israel.
• 2 Samuel 19:41And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king and said to the king, “Why had our brothers the men of Judah stolen you away, and brought the king and his household and all David’s men with him over the Jordan?”
• Proverbs 11:21Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished, But the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.
• Proverbs 24:21My son, fear the Lord and the king; Do not associate with those who are given to change,
• 2 Samuel 2:26Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the end? How long will you refrain from telling the people to turn back from following their brothers?”
• 2 Chronicles 13:16When the sons of Israel fled before Judah, God gave them into their hand.
• 2 Chronicles 28:6For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah 120,000 in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers.

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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 18:7

• Ephraim

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• David
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• That Day
• Charge
• Lift
• Pillar
• Rise
• Thrust

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