Topics

Ephraim: A Forest East of the Jordan River: Absalom Killed In 2 Samuel 18:6–17

So David’s army marched into the field to engage Israel in the battle, which took place in the forest of Ephraim. / There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men. / The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.