THEOSIS2 Kingdoms (2 Samuel) 18:7Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And the people of Israel were defeated there by David's army, and a great slaughter was made that day of twenty thousand men.
וַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּ שָׁם֙ עַ֣ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִפְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֣י דָוִ֑ד וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֞ם הַמַּגֵּפָ֧ה גְדוֹלָ֛ה בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 24:21My son, fear the Lord, and the king: and have nothing to do with detractors.
- Prov 11:21Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved.
- 2 Chr 13:16And the children of Israel fled before Juda, and the Lord delivered them into their hand.
- 2 Chr 13:17And Abia and his people slew them with a great slaughter, and there fell wounded of Israel five hundred thousand valiant men.
- 2 Sam 15:6And this he did to all Israel that came for judgment, to be heard by the king, and he enticed the hearts of the men of Israel.
- 2 Sam 2:26And Abner cried out to Joab, and said: Shall thy sword rage unto utter destruction? knowest thou not that it is dangerous to drive people to despair? how long dost thou defer to bid the people cease from pursuing after their brethren?
- 2 Chr 28:6For Phacee the son of Romelia slew of Juda a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the Lord the God of their fathers.
- 2 Sam 2:17And there was a very fierce battle that day: and Abner was put to flight, with the men of Israel, by the servants of David.