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.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of 2 Samuel 18:8

For the battell was there scattered ouer the face of all the countrey: and the wood deuoured more people that day, then the sword deuoured.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original 2 Samuel chapter 18

For the battle there was spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

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

And the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
- Darby Bible

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.
- Douay Rheims Bible

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.
- Webster's Bible

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.
- World English Bible

and the battle is there scattered over the face of all the land, and the forest multiplieth to devour among the people more than those whom the sword hath devoured in that day.
- Youngs Literal Bible

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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Saul's comment on 2012-09-04 14:40:43:

Also, they were killed by wild animals.

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