2Sa 18:6-8 | TSK | e4.org | wood of Ephraim The wood of Ephraim was evidently beyond Jordan, and apparently not far from Mahanaim; and it is supposed to be the place where the Ephraimites were slain by Jephthah. , ;

‏ 2 Samuel 18:6-8

wood of Ephraim The wood of Ephraim was evidently beyond Jordan, and apparently not far from Mahanaim; and it is supposed to be the place where the Ephraimites were slain by Jephthah. Josh 17:15, Josh 17:18; Judg 12:4-6

the people 2Sam 2:17, 2Sam 15:6, 2Sam 19:41-43

a great Prov 11:21, Prov 24:21

twenty thousand men 2Sam 2:26, 2Sam 2:31; 2Chr 13:16-17, 2Chr 28:6

in the wood, That is, probably, many more were slain in pursuit through the wood than in the battle, by falling into swamps, pits, etc., and being entangled and cut down by David's men. Such is the relation of Josephus; but the Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic state, that they were devoured by wild beasts in the wood. Exod 15:10; Josh 10:11; Judg 5:20-21; 1Kgs 20:30; Ps 3:7, Ps 43:1

devoured more Heb. multiplied to devour