2 Samuel 18:6

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And the people went out into the field to meet Israel, and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

Latin

Itaque egressus est populus in campum contra Israël, et factum est prælium in saltu Ephraim.

Hebrew

English

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

The forest of Ephraim was an area east of the Jordan settled by the tribe of Ephraim.

Theme notes and profiles

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 can drive them out.”
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 the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”
Judges 12:4–6
Jephthah then gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim, living in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh.”

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Forest Ephraim: Location of the battle between David's forces and Absalom's army