New International Version
2 Samuel 18:7
7There Israel’s troops were routed by David’s men, and the casualties that day were great—twenty thousand 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)and the Israelite troops were beaten back by David’s men. There was a great slaughter that day, and 20,000 men laid down their lives.
Context of 2 Samuel 18:7
5The king commanded Joab, Abishai and Ittai, “Be gentle with the young man Absalom for my sake.” And all the troops heard the king giving orders concerning Absalom to each of the commanders. 6David’s army marched out of the city to fight Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim. There Israel’s troops were routed by David’s men, and the casualties that day were great—twenty thousand men. 8The battle spread out over the whole countryside, and the forest swallowed up more men that day than the sword. 9Now Absalom happened to meet David’s men. He was riding his mule, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s hair got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair, while the mule he was riding kept on going.
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 2:17The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated by David’s men.
- 2 Samuel 15:6Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king asking for justice, and so he stole the hearts of the people of Israel.
- 2 Samuel 19:41Soon all the men of Israel were coming to the king and saying to him, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, steal the king away and bring him and his household across the Jordan, together with all his men?”
- Proverbs 11:21Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
- Proverbs 24:21Fear the Lord and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials,
- 2 Samuel 2:26Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?”
- 2 Chronicles 13:16The Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.
- 2 Chronicles 28:6In one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed a hundred and twenty thousand soldiers in Judah—because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the 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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