NASB
"For the battle there was spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured."
— 2 Samuel 18:8, NASB
“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. ”
“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.”
“The battle there was spread out over the whole area, and the forest consumed more soldiers than the sword devoured that day.”
“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.”
“And the fighting went on over all the face of the country: and the woods were responsible for more deaths 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.”
The king charged Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom." And all the people heard when the king charged all the commanders concerning Absalom.
Then the people went out into the field against Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
The people of Israel were defeated there before the servants of David, and the slaughter there that day was great, 20,men.
For the battle there was spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
Now Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. For Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak. And his head caught fast in the oak, so he was left hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him kept going.
When a certain man saw it, he told Joab and said, "Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak."
Then Joab said to the man who had told him, "Now behold, you saw him! Why then did you not strike him there to the ground? And I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a belt."