2 Samuel 18:8
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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.

Exodus 15:10 Thy wind blew and the sea covered them: they sunk as lead in the mighty waters.

Joshua 10:11 And when they were fleeing from the children of Israel, and were in the descent of Bethoron, the Lord cast down upon them great stones from heaven, as far as Azeca: and many more were killed with the hailstones, than were slain by the swords of the children of Israel,

Judges 5:20,21 There was war made against them from heaven: the stars, remaining in their order and courses, fought against Sisara. . . .

1 Kings 20:30 And they that remained fled to Aphec, into the city: and the wall fell upon seven and twenty thousand men, that were left. And Benadad fleeing, went into the city, into a chamber that was within a chamber.

Psalm 3:7 For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.

Psalm 43:1 A psalm for David. Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy: deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man.

Context
Absalom Killed
7And the people of Israel were defeated there by David's army, and a great slaughter was made that day of twenty thousand men. 8And 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.9And it happened that Absalom met the servants of David, riding on a mule: and as the mule went under a thick and large oak, his head stuck in the oak: and while he hung between the heaven and the earth, the mule on which he rode passed on.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:7
And the people of Israel were defeated there by David's army, and a great slaughter was made that day of twenty thousand men.

2 Samuel 18:9
And it happened that Absalom met the servants of David, riding on a mule: and as the mule went under a thick and large oak, his head stuck in the oak: and while he hung between the heaven and the earth, the mule on which he rode passed on.

Lexicon
The battle
הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה (ham·mil·ḥā·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4421: A battle, war

spread
נָפֹ֖צֶת‪‬ (nā·p̄ō·ṣeṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6327: To be dispersed or scattered

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the whole
כָל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

countryside,
הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

and that
הַהֽוּא׃ (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

day
בַּיּ֥וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

the forest
הַיַּ֙עַר֙ (hay·ya·‘ar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb

devoured
לֶאֱכֹ֣ל (le·’ĕ·ḵōl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

more
וַיֶּ֤רֶב (way·ye·reḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7235: To be or become much, many or great

people
בָּעָ֔ם (bā·‘ām)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

than
מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר (mê·’ă·šer)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the sword.
הַחֶ֖רֶב (ha·ḥe·reḇ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword


Additional Translations
The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.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.

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.

And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the land: and the wood consumed more of the people than the sword consumed among the people in that day.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.
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