2 Samuel 18:8

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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;
[Clad in armor] they sank like lead in the mighty waters.

As they fled before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, the Lord threw down large stones [of hail] from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. More [Amorites] died because of the hailstones than those whom the sons of Israel killed with the sword.

“From the heavens the stars fought,
From their courses they fought against Sisera.

But the rest ran to the city of Aphek, and the [city] wall fell on 27,000 of the men who were left. Ben-hadad escaped and came into the city, going into an inner chamber [to hide].

Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God!
For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek;
You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.

Judge and vindicate me, O God; plead my case against an ungodly nation.
O rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man!

General references

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