2 Samuel 18:6

“So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;”

"So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;" - 2 Samuel 18:6
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What does 2 Samuel 18:6 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Samuel 18:6 (KJV) states, "So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim." This verse is part of the story of Absalom's rebellion against his father King David, as described in the book of 2 Samuel. The context…

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The Wood of Ephraim: Lessons from the Battlefield

In the narrative of 2 Samuel 18:6, we encounter a somber yet profoundly significant moment in the life of King David. The verse states, "So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim" (KJV). To fully appreciate the weight of this…

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A Prayer for Courage in the Midst of Battle

O Eternal God, the Lord of Hosts, Thy presence envelops the heavens and the earth, crafting each moment of our lives with purpose and intention. We come before Thee now, inspired by the words penned in 2 Samuel 18:6: "So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the…

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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 6:18 - "And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts."
1 Samuel 2:18 - "¶ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod."
2 Samuel 6:14
2 Samuel 5:18 - "The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
2 Samuel 2:18 - "¶ And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe."
2 Samuel 11:18 - "¶ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;"
2 Samuel 6:14–22
2 Corinthians 6:14-18
1 Samuel 18:2 - "And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house."
"And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts." - 2 Samuel 6:18
2 Samuel 6:6 - "¶ And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it."
2 Samuel 18:10 - "And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak."
2 Samuel 8:18 - "And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers."
2 Samuel 18:1 - "And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them."
2 Samuel 18:15 - "And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him."
2 Samuel 6:23 - "Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death."
"¶ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod." - 1 Samuel 2:18
2 Samuel 22:6 - "The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;"
2 Samuel 1:18 - "(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)"
2 Samuel 18:30 - "And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still."
2 Samuel 18:16 - "And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people."
2 Samuel 6:1 - "Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand."
2 Samuel 18:7 - "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."
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."
1 Samuel 2:6 - "The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up."
2 Samuel 24:6 - "Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon,"
2 Samuel 21:18 - "And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant."
2 Samuel 22:18 - "He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me."