2 Samuel 18:8 The battle spread out over the whole countryside, and the forest swallowed up more men that day than the sword.

◄ 2 Samuel 18:8 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
The battle spread out over the whole countryside, and the forest swallowed up more men that day than the sword.

English Standard Version
The battle spread over the face of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword.

New American Standard Bible
For the battle there was spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The battle spread over the entire region, and that day the forest claimed more people than the sword.

International Standard Version
The battle spread throughout the entire countryside, and the forest claimed more casualties that day than did the sword fighting.

American Standard Version
For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the country, and there were many more of the people whom the forest consumed, than whom the sword devoured that day.

Darby Bible Translation
And the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

Young's Literal Translation
and the battle is there scattered over the face of all the land, and the forest multiplieth to devour among the people more than those whom the sword hath devoured in that day.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

18:1-8 How does David render good for evil! Absalom would have only David smitten; David would have only Absalom spared. This seems to be a resemblance of man's wickedness towards God, and God's mercy to man, of which it is hard to say which is most amazing. Now the Israelites see what it is to take counsel against the Lord and his anointed.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

8. the wood devoured more people than the sword—The thick forest of oaks and terebinths, by obstructing the flight, greatly aided the victors in the pursuit.