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."
— 2 Samuel 18:7, NET 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.”
“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. ”
“The people of Israel were struck there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.”
“And the people of Israel were defeated there by David's army, and a great slaughter was made that day of twenty thousand men.”
“And the people of Israel were overcome there by the servants of David, and there was a great destruction that day, and twenty thousand men were put to the sword.”
“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.”
Then the king said to them,“I will do whatever seems best to you.”So the king stayed beside the city gate, while all the army marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
The king gave this order to Joab, Abishai, and Ittai:“For my sake deal gently with the young man Absalom.” Now the entire army was listening when the king gave all the leaders this order concerning Absalom.
Then the army marched out to the field to fight against Israel. The battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
The army of Israel was defeated there by David’s men. The slaughter there was great that day– 20,000 soldiers were killed.
The battle there was spread out over the whole area, and the forest consumed more soldiers than the sword devoured that day.
Then Absalom happened to come across David’s men. Now as Absalom was riding on his mule, it went under the branches of a large oak tree. His head got caught in the oak and he was suspended in midair, while the mule he had been riding kept going.
When one of the men saw this, he reported it to Joab saying,“I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.”