2 Samuel 18:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So the people went out into the field against Israel, and the fight took place in the woods of Ephraim.

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  • Josh 17:18 : 18 For the hill-country of Gilead will be yours ... the woodland and cut down ... its outskirts will be yours ... get the Canaanites out, for they have iron war-carriages ... strong.
  • Josh 17:15 : 15 Then Joshua said to them, If you are such a great people, go up into the woodlands, clearing a place there for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, if the hill-country of Ephraim is not wide enough for you.
  • Judg 12:4-6 : 4 Then Jephthah got together all the men of Gilead and made war on Ephraim; and the men of Gilead overcame Ephraim. 5 And the Gileadites took the crossing-places of Jordan against the Ephraimites; and when any of the men of Ephraim who had gone in flight said, let me go over; the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? And if he said, No; 6 Then they said to him, Now say Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth, and was not able to say it in the right way; then they took him and put him to death at the crossing-places of Jordan; and at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites were put to death.

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  • 2 Sam 18:7-10
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    7 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.

    8 And the fighting went on over all the face of the country: and the woods were responsible for more deaths than the sword.

    9 And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went on.

    10 And a certain man saw it and said to Joab, I saw Absalom hanging in a tree.

  • 2 Sam 18:4-5
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    4 And the king said to them, I will do whatever seems best to you. So the king took his place by the door of the town, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

    5 And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.

  • 2 Sam 19:8-9
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    8 Then the king got up and took his seat near the town-door. And word was given to all the people that the king was in the public place: and all the people came before the king. Now all the men of Israel had gone back in flight to their tents.

    9 And through all the tribes of Israel the people were having arguments, saying, The king made us safe from the hands of those who were against us and made us free from the hands of the Philistines; and now he has gone in flight from the land, because of Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 18:14-17
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    14 Then Joab said, I would have made it safe for you. And he took three spears in his hand, and put them through Absalom's heart, while he was still living, in the branches of the tree.

    15 And ten young men, servants of Joab, came round Absalom and put an end to him.

    16 And Joab had the horn sounded, and the people came back from going after Israel, for Joab kept them back.

    17 And they took Absalom's body and put it into a great hole in the wood, and put a great mass of stones over it: and every man of Israel went in flight to his tent.

  • 2 Sam 17:26
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    26 And Israel and Absalom put up their tents in the land of Gilead.

  • 1 Sam 14:21-22
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    21 Then the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines for some time, and had gone up with them to their tents, turning round were joined to those who were with Saul and Jonathan.

    22 And all the men of Israel who had taken cover in the hill-country of Ephraim, hearing that the Philistines had been put to flight, went after them, attacking them.

  • 2 Sam 19:1-3
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    1 And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.

    2 And the salvation of that day was changed to sorrow for all the people: for it was said to the people, The king is in bitter grief for his son.

    3 And the people made their way back to the town quietly and secretly, as those who are shamed go secretly when they go in flight from the war.

  • 2 Sam 17:24
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    24 And David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, went over Jordan.

  • 2 Sam 2:17
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    17 And there was hard fighting that day; and Abner and the men of Israel gave way before the servants of David.

  • 1 Sam 17:21
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    21 And Israel and the Philistines had put their forces in position, army against army.

  • Judg 20:20
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    20 And the men of Israel went out to war against Benjamin (and the men of Israel put their forces in fighting order against them at Gibeah).

  • 2 Sam 15:13-14
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    13 And one came to David and said, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.

    14 And David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, Come, let us go in flight, or not one of us will be safe from Absalom: let us go without loss of time, or he will overtake us quickly and send evil on us, and put the town to the sword.

  • 2 Sam 17:9
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    9 But he will certainly have taken cover now in some hole or secret place; and if some of our people, at the first attack, are overcome, then any hearing of it will say, There is destruction among the people who are on Absalom's side.

  • Judg 20:14
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    14 And the children of Benjamin came together from all their towns to Gibeah, to go to war with the children of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 18:2
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    2 And David sent the people out, a third of them under the orders of Joab, and a third under the orders of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, And I myself will certainly go out with you.

  • 1 Sam 28:1
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    1 Now in those days the Philistines got their forces together to make war on Israel. And Achish said to David, Certainly you and your men are to go out with me to the fight.

  • 2 Sam 16:15
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    15 And Absalom and the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

  • 1 Sam 17:19
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    19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

  • 1 Chr 19:14
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    14 So Joab and the people who were with him went forward into the fight against the Aramaeans, and they went in flight before him.

  • 1 Chr 19:17
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    17 And word of this was given to David; and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam and put his forces in position against them. And when David's forces were in position against the Aramaeans, the fight was started.

  • Judg 12:4
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    4 Then Jephthah got together all the men of Gilead and made war on Ephraim; and the men of Gilead overcame Ephraim.

  • 1 Chr 10:1
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    1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel; and the men of Israel went in flight before the Philistines, falling down wounded in Mount Gilboa.

  • 2 Sam 10:13
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    13 Then Joab and the people with him went forward to the fight against the Aramaeans, and they went in flight before him.

  • 1 Sam 4:1-2
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    1 Now at that time the Philistines came together to make war against Israel, and the men of Israel went out to war against the Philistines and took up their position at the side of Eben-ezer: and the Philistines put their forces in position in Aphek.

    2 And the Philistines put their forces in order against Israel, and the fighting was hard, and Israel was overcome by the Philistines, who put to the sword about four thousand of their army in the field.

  • 2 Sam 15:6
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    6 And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.

  • Judg 20:25
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    25 And the second day Benjamin went out against them from Gibeah, cutting down eighteen thousand men of the children of Israel, all swordsmen.

  • 2 Sam 13:34
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    34 But Absalom went in flight. And the young man who kept the watch, lifting up his eyes, saw that a great band of people was coming down the slope by the way of the Horons; and the watchman came and gave word to the king, saying, I saw men coming down by the way of the Horons, from the hillside.

  • 1 Sam 31:1
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    1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel: and the men of Israel went in flight before the Philistines, falling down wounded in Mount Gilboa.

  • 2 Sam 14:31
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    31 Then Joab came to Absalom in his house and said to him, Why have your servants put my field on fire?

  • 2 Sam 2:15
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    15 So they got up and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth and twelve of the servants of David.

  • 2 Sam 15:2
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    2 And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would say, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

  • Judg 20:39
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    39 The men of Israel were to make a turn about in the fight. And Benjamin had overcome and put to death about thirty of the men of Israel, and were saying, Certainly they are falling back before us as in the first fight.

  • 1 Sam 17:2
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    2 And Saul and the men of Israel came together and took up their position in the valley of Elah, and put their forces in order against the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
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    8 And there was war again: and David went out fighting the Philistines, causing great destruction among them; and they went in flight before him.

  • 2 Sam 15:11
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    11 And with Absalom, at his request, went two hundred men from Jerusalem, who were completely unconscious of his designs.

  • 1 Chr 19:8
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    8 And David, hearing of it, sent Joab with all the army of fighting-men.

  • Judg 20:42
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    42 So turning their backs on the men of Israel, they went in the direction of the waste land; but the fight overtook them; and those who came out of the town were heading them off and putting them to the sword.