Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
KJV

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.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
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.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
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.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
WEBView canonical →
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
GNVView canonical →
For the battel was skattered ouer all the countrey: and the wood deuoured much more people that day, then did the sworde.
Geneva Bible

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