Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 18:8
American Standard Version
For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
Amplified® Bible
For the battle spread over the face of all the country, and the forest devoured more men that day than did the sword.
Contemporary English Version
(SEE 18:7)
Darby English Version
And the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
Good News Bible
The fighting spread over the countryside, and more men died in the forest than were killed in battle.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
For the battle there was spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
New International Version
The battle spread out over the whole countryside, and the forest claimed more lives that day than the sword.
New King James Version
For the battle there was scattered over the face of the whole countryside, and the woods devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For the battle there spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
Revised Standard Version
The battle spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword.
Young's Literal Translation
and the battle is there scattered over the face of all the land, and the forest multiplieth to devour among the people more than those whom the sword hath devoured in that day.