2 Samuel 18:7
Strong's Lexicon
There
שָׁם֙ (šām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: 1) there, thither 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time)

the people
עַ֣ם (‘am)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5971: 1) nation, people 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel = 'God prevails' 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

were defeated
וַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּ (way·yin·nā·ḡə·p̄ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5062: 1) to strike, smite 1a) (Qal) to strike, smite 1b) (Niphal) to be stricken, be smitten 1c) (Hithpael) to stumble

by
לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

David’s
דָוִ֑ד (ḏā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David = 'beloved' 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

servants,
עַבְדֵ֣י (‘aḇ·ḏê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 5650: 1) slave, servant 1a) slave, servant, man-servant 1b) subjects 1c) servants, worshippers (of God) 1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc) 1e) servant (of Israel) 1f) servant (as form of address between equals)

and the slaughter
הַמַּגֵּפָ֧ה (ham·mag·gê·p̄āh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4046: 1) blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence, strike, smite 1a) blow (fatal stroke) 1b) slaughter (of battle) 1c) plague, pestilence (divine judgment)

was
וַתְּהִי־ (wat·tə·hî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

שָׁ֞ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: 1) there, thither 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time)

great
גְדוֹלָ֛ה (ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: adj 1) great 1a) large (in magnitude and extent) 1b) in number 1c) in intensity 1d) loud (in sound) 1e) older (in age) 1f) in importance 1f1) important things 1f2) great, distinguished (of men) 1f3) God Himself (of God) subst 1g) great things 1h) haughty things 1i) greatness n pr m 1j) (CLBL) Haggedolim, the great man?, father of Zabdiel

that
הַה֖וּא (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

day—
בַּיּ֥וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow

twenty
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6242: 1) twenty, twentieth

thousand [men].
אָֽלֶף׃ (’ā·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 505: 1) a thousand 1a) as numeral 2) a thousand, company 2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day— twenty thousand men.

Young's Literal Translation
and smitten there are the people of Israel before the servants of David, and the smiting there is great on that day—twenty thousand;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The people of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers, and the slaughter there was vast that day  — 20,000 casualties.

New American Standard Bible
The people of Israel were defeated there before the servants of David, and the slaughter there that day was great, 20000 men.

King James Bible
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].
Parallel Verses
New International Version
There Israel's troops were routed by David's men, and the casualties that day were great--twenty thousand men.

New Living Translation
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.

English Standard Version
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 American Standard Bible
The people of Israel were defeated there before the servants of David, and the slaughter there that day was great, 20,000 men.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The people of Israel were defeated by David's soldiers, and the slaughter there was vast that day--20,000 casualties.

International Standard Version
where David's army of servants defeated the Israelis. Many died that day—20,000 men.

NET Bible
The army of Israel was defeated there by David's men. The slaughter there was great that day--20,000 soldiers were killed.

American Standard Version
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
and smitten there are the people of Israel before the servants of David, and the smiting there is great on that day -- twenty thousand;
















Cross References
2 Samuel 18:6
So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;

2 Samuel 18:8
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.

Psalm 144:10
It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

2 Samuel 1:1
Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

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.

2 Samuel 18:4
And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

2 Samuel 18:9
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.

2 Samuel 18:10
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
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