2 Samuel 18:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
The battle spread out over the whole countryside, and the forest swallowed up more men that day than the sword.

New Living Translation
The battle raged all across the countryside, and more men died because of the forest than were killed by the sword.

English Standard Version
The battle spread over the face of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword.

Berean Study Bible
The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.

New American Standard Bible
For the battle there was spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

NASB 1995
For the battle there was spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

NASB 1977
For the battle there was spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

Amplified Bible
For the battle there was spread out over the surface of the entire countryside, and the [hazards of the] forest devoured more men that day than did the sword.

Christian Standard Bible
The battle spread over the entire area, and that day the forest claimed more people than the sword.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The battle spread over the entire region, and that day the forest claimed more people than the sword.

Good News Translation
The fighting spread over the countryside, and more men died in the forest than were killed in battle.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The fighting spread over the whole country. That day the woods devoured more people than the battle.

International Standard Version
The battle spread throughout the entire countryside, and the forest claimed more casualties that day than did the sword fighting.

NET Bible
The battle there was spread out over the whole area, and the forest consumed more soldiers than the sword devoured that day.
Classic Translations
King James 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.

New King James Version
For the battle there was scattered over the face of the whole countryside, and the woods devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

King James 2000 Bible
For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

New Heart English Bible
For the battle there spread over the entire region, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

World English 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.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
For the battle was scattered there over the face of all the country. And the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For the battel was skattered ouer all the countrey: and the wood deuoured much more people that day, then did the sworde.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For the battell was scattered ouer al the countrey: And the wood deuoured mo people that day, then dyd the sword.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And the battaill was scatred abrode there in the londe. And the wod consumed moch more people the same daye, then the swerde consumed.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the battle there is scattered over the face of all the land, and the forest multiplies to devour among the people more than those whom the sword has devoured in that day.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Smith's Literal Translation
And there the battle will be scattered upon the face of all the earth: and the forest will multiply to consume of the people above what the sword will consume in that day.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims 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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now the battle in that place was dispersed over the face of all the land. And there were many more of the people whom the forest had consumed, than the sword had devoured, on that day.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the battle was very great over the face of the land, and the beast of the forest consumed more of the people than the sword destroyed on that day

Lamsa Bible
For there was a great battle which spread over the face of the country; and the wild beasts of the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the land: and the wood consumed more of the people than the sword consumed among the people in that day.
















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