2 Samuel 18:6-8

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David’s Army Defeats Absalom’s Army

⁶ David’s army went out into the field against Absalom’s Israelites. They fought in the forest of Ephraim. ⁷ David’s army defeated the Israelites. It was a great defeat because 20,000 men were killed that day. ⁸ The battle spread throughout the country, but more men died in the forest than by the sword.