2 Samuel 18:7 — Compare Translations

27 translations compared side by side

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and smitten there are the people of Israel before the servants of David, and the smiting there is great on that day -- twenty thousand;

English ASV

And the people of Israel were smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.

English Amplified

[Absalom's] men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter that day of 20,000 men.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

[Absalom's] men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter that day of 20,000 men.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Israel’s army was defeated by David’s soldiers, and the slaughter there was vast that day — twenty thousand dead.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the people of Israel were routed before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day: twenty thousand men.

English EASY 2024

David's soldiers won the fight against Israel's soldiers. Many soldiers died in the battle that day. There were 20,000 dead men.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

David's army defeated the Israelites. It was a great defeat because 20,000 men were killed that day.

And the men of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David, and the loss there was great on that day, twenty thousand men.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The Israelites were defeated by David's men; it was a terrible defeat, with twenty thousand men killed that day.

English God's Word - GW 1995

There David's men defeated Israel's army, and the massacre was sizable that day—20,000 men.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The people of Israel were defeated by David's soldiers, and the slaughter there was vast that day-- 20,000 [casualties].

English KJV 1611

Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.

English LSB

And the people of Israel were defeated there before the servants of David, and the slaughter there that day was great, 20,000 men.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The people of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David. That day the defeat was extensive, twenty thousand men.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The people of Israel were defeated there before the servants of David, and the slaughter there that day was great, 20,000 men.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The forces of Israel were defeated by David's servants, and the casualties there that day were heavy-- twenty thousand men.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The army of Israel was defeated there by David’s men. The slaughter there was great that day — 20,000 soldiers were killed.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

There David's men won the battle over Israel's army. A huge number of men were wounded or killed that day. The total number was 20,000.

English NIV

There the army of Israel was defeated by David's men, and the casualties that day were great-twenty thousand men.

English NKJ 1982

The people of Israel were overthrown there before the servants of David, and a great slaughter of twenty thousand took place there that day.

English NLT

and the Israelite troops were beaten back by David's men. There was a great slaughter, and twenty thousand men laid down their lives that day.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The men of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David, and the slaughter there was great on that day, twenty thousand men.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And the men of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David, and the slaughter there was great on that day, twenty thousand men.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

and the Israeli troops were beaten back by David's men. There was a great slaughter and twenty thousand men laid down their lives that day.

English Tyndale 1537

Where the people of Israel were put to the worse before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter that day, even of twenty thousand men.