2 Samuel 18:6 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 18:6

So David’s army marched into the field to engage Israel in the battle, which took place in the forest of Ephraim.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

KJV

So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Against Israel - Implying that the revolt was in a great measure that of the ten tribes, Saul’s party, against the kingdom. The wood of Ephraim - This would naturally be sought in the west of Jordan (marginal reference). But on the other hand it seems certain that the scene of this battle was on the east of Jordan.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּצֵ֥א	vai.ye.Tze'	and it went out	H3318 →
הָעָ֛ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	ha.sa.Deh	the field	H7704 →
לִקְרַ֣את	lik.Rat	to meet	H7122 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וַתְּהִ֥י	va.te.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה	ha.mil.cha.Mah	the battle	H4421 →
בְּיַ֥עַר	be.Ya.'ar	in [the] forest of	H3293 →
אֶפְרָֽיִם׃	'ef.Ra.yim	Ephraim	H669 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joshua 17:18
because the hill country will be yours as well. It is a forest; clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours. Although the Canaanites have iron chariots and although they are strong, you…
leads to
- Hebrews 13:6
  So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
- Romans 8:31
  What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Isaiah 41:10–16
  Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Numbers 14:6–9
  Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes
- Romans 8:37
  No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
Through
Joshua 17:15
Joshua answered them, “If you have so many people that the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go to the forest and clear for yourself an area in the land of…
leads to
- Genesis 14:5
  In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
- Genesis 13:7
  And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.
- 2 Samuel 5:22
  Once again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.