2 Samuel 18:8

18:8 The battle there was spread out over the whole area, and the forest consumed more soldiers than the sword devoured that day.

2 Samuel 11:25

11:25 David said to the messenger, “Tell Joab, ‘Don’t let this thing upset you. ¹  There is no way to anticipate whom the sword will cut down. ²  Press the battle against the city and conquer ³  it.’ Encourage him with these words.” ⁴ 

2 Samuel 23:10

23:10 he stood his ground ⁵  and fought the Philistines until his hand grew so tired that it ⁶  seemed stuck to his sword. The Lord gave a great victory on that day. When the army returned to him, the only thing left to do was to plunder the corpses.

¹ tn Heb “let not this matter be evil in your eyes.”

² tn Heb “according to this and according to this the sword devours.”

³ tn Heb “overthrow.”

⁴ tn The Hebrew text does not have “with these words.” They are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

¹ tn Heb “arose.”

² tn Heb “his hand.”