Commentary for II Samuel 18:8

וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֧ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה נפצית [נָפֹ֖צֶת] עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיֶּ֤רֶב הַיַּ֙עַר֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל בָּעָ֔ם מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָכְלָ֛ה הַחֶ֖רֶב בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃

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.

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