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.”

"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 18:7
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What does 2 Samuel 18:7 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Samuel 18:7 from the King James Version (KJV) reads: "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." This verse is part of the account of the battle between the forces…

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The Cost of Choices: Lessons from the Battle in 2 Samuel 18:7

As we turn our attention to the solemn verse of 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," we find ourselves wrestling with the weight of choice and consequence. This…

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A Prayer for Healing and Reflection Amidst Conflict

O Great God of Israel, As I come before You in humble supplication, I am reminded of the grievous events chronicled in Your Holy Word, particularly in 2 Samuel 18:7, where it is written: "Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a…

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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 7:18 - "¶ Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?"
1 Samuel 2:18 - "¶ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod."
1 Samuel 18:7 - "And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands."
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 7:1–29
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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 5:7 - "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David."
1 Samuel 18:2 - "And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house."
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."
"¶ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod." - 1 Samuel 2:18
2 Samuel 7:4 - "¶ And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,"
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 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."
2 Samuel 10:7 - "And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men."
1 Samuel 2:7 - "The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up."
2 Samuel 8:7 - "And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem."
2 Samuel 17:7 - "And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time."
2 Samuel 7:3 - "And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee."
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 7:2 - "That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains."