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The people of Israel were struck there before David’s servants, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.

2 Samuel 18:7 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી2 શમુએલ ૧૮:૭
દાઉદના સૈનિકો આગળ ઇઝરાયલના સૈન્યની હાર થઈ. તે દિવસે યુદ્ધમાં વીસ હજાર માણસોએ પોતાના જીવ ગુમાવ્યા.
हिन्दी2 शमूएल १८:७
वहाँ इस्राएली लोग दाऊद के जनों से हार गए, और उस दिन ऐसा बड़ा संहार हुआ कि बीस हजार मारे गए

In context

5The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” All the people heard when the king commanded all the captains concerning Absalom.

6So the people went out into the field against Israel; and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

7The people of Israel were struck there before David’s servants, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.

8For the battle was there spread over the surface of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

9Absalom happened to meet David’s servants. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak; and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was hanging between the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.

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