² The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle was joined,^[a] Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the field of battle.

²⁵ “The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies; you shall go out against them one way and flee before them seven ways. You shall become an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.^(A)

¹⁷ They took Absalom, threw him into a great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones. Meanwhile all the Israelites fled to their homes.^(A)

¹² Judah was defeated by Israel; everyone fled home.^(A)