II Samuel 18:8
The Scripture
(8) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In the battle in the wood of Ephraim, Absalom's hair caught in the branches of an oak tree, and Joab thrust him through with darts despite David's earlier command to deal gently with him. A runner brought word to David, who wept bitterly, crying, "O my son Absalom, would God I had died for thee!"
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