2 Samuel 18:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the peopleהָעָ֛ם
(ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
wentוַיֵּצֵ֥א
(vai·ye·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖ה
(has·sa·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
against 
 
7122: to encounter, befalla prim. root
Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
and the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה
(ham·mil·cha·mah)
4421: a battle, warfrom lacham
took placeוַתְּהִ֥י
(vat·te·hi)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
in the forestבְּיַ֥עַר
(be·ya·'ar)
3293a: wood, forest, thicketfrom an unused word
of Ephraim.אֶפְרָֽיִם׃
(ef·ra·yim.)
669: a son of Joseph, also his desc. and their territoryfrom the same as apher


















KJV Lexicon
So the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
went out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
into the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
against
qir'ah  (keer-aw')
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) -- against (he come), help, meet, seek, to, in the way.
Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and the battle
milchamah  (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
was in the wood
ya`ar  (yah'-ar)
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) -- (honey-)comb, forest, wood.
of Ephraim
'Ephrayim  (ef-rah'-yim)
double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Ephraim, Ephraimites.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the people went out into the field against Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

King James Bible
So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then David's forces marched into the field to engage Israel in battle, which took place in the forest of Ephraim.

International Standard Version
David's army left for the battlefield to fight Absalom and his Israeli followers, and they also fought in the Ephraim forest,

NET Bible
Then the army marched out to the field to fight against Israel. The battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the troops went out to the country to fight Israel in the forest of Ephraim.

King James 2000 Bible
So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim;
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