2 Samuel 18:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

And the wood

General references

Psalm 18:38

Bible References

And the wood

“You blew with Your wind, the sea covered them;

They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

As they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, the Lord threw large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died; there were more who died from the hailstones than those whom the sons of Israel killed with the sword.

“The stars fought from heaven,
From their courses they fought against Sisera.

But the rest fled to Aphek into the city, and the wall fell on 27,000 men who were left. And Ben-hadad fled and came into the city into an inner chamber.

Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God!

For You have smitten all my enemies on the cheek;
You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation;

O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!

General references

I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise;
They fell under my feet.