2 Samuel 18:8

1 Kings 20:30; Exodus 15:10; Joshua 10:11; Judges 5:20; Judges 5:21; Psalms 3:7; Psalms 43:1

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 18:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The battle was scattered - Probably Absalom’s forces were far more numerous than David’s; but, most likely by Joab’s skillful generalship, the fi...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:1 to 1 Samuel 19:8 . Defeat and Death of Absalom. David's Grief (J). 2 Samuel 18:1-8 . Absalom's followers are defeated with gr...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the face . Figure of speech Pleonasm, with Prosopopceia. App-6. devoured. Hebrew "multiplied to devour", to emphasise the great number. Figure o...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. The wood dev...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. The...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Defeat and Death of Absalom 1. Numbered] rather, 'mustered.'
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The battle was there scattered ] So Joab was able to destroy Absalom's forces in detail. The wood devoured, etc.] The thickness of the wood, its s...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The wood devoured more. — The battle and the pursuit covered a wide range of country; more were slain in the pursuit through the wood, both by acci...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXIII. ABSALOM'S DEFEAT AND DEATH. 2 Samuel 18:1-18 . WHATEVER fears of defeat and destruction might occasionally flit across David's...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the End of an Unfilial Son 2 Samuel 18:1-15 Absalom's army was soon across the river under Amasa, David's nephew, 2 Samuel 17:25-26 . Though p...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The delay advised by Hushai resulted in multitudes gathering to David, and at last the day of battle between those loyal to him and Absalom's followe...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(6) So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim; (7) Where the people of Israel were slain before...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country ,.... Or the warriors were scattered, as the Targum; Absalom's soldiers, their r...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 8. A...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The battle was scattered over all the country In that neighbourhood; both in the field and in the wood. The wood devoured more people than the swo...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

David had taken full advantage of the delay that Hushai had counselled to Absalom, with large numbers of the people being gathered to David. Now the...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Preparations for Battle. B. C. 1023. 1...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The battle was there scattered, i. e. the warriors being beaten in the fight, fled, and were dispersed; the abstract being put for the concrete, as...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 18:1 . “David numbered,” etc. “The hardy mountaineers of Gilead came in great numbers at the call of t...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 18:2 . A third part under Ittai, the Philistine general who had faithfully followed the fortunes of the king. 2 Samuel 18:6 . The wood...
The Biblical Illustrator

And David numbered the people that were with him. The fatal fight This chapter is a narrative of that fatal fight wherein Absalom the son, foug...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 18:1 And David numbered. The verb really means that he organized his army, and arranged it in companies and divisions...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The End of Absalom
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country, it was spread out over the entire woody mountain terrain, which was cut up by de...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The wood — More people died in the wood, either through hunger, and thirst, and weariness: or, by the wild beasts, whereof great numbers were there...

⁸ For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devouredb more people that day than the sword devoured.

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 18:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 Samuel 18:8