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Then the army marched out to the field to fight against Israel. The battle took place in the forest of Ephraim. The army of Israel was defeated there by David’s men.[a] The slaughter there was great that day—20,000 soldiers were killed.

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  1. 2 Samuel 18:7 tn Heb “servants” (also in v. 9).

David’s army marched out of the city to fight Israel, and the battle took place in the forest(A) of Ephraim. There Israel’s troops were routed by David’s men, and the casualties that day were great—twenty thousand men.

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