New International Version (NIV)
8The battle spread out over the whole countryside, and the forest swallowed up more men that day than the sword.
2 Samuel 18:8
2 Samuel 18:8 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
8For the battle there was spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
8For the battle there was spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
8For the battle there was spread out over the surface of the entire countryside, and the [hazards of the] forest devoured more men that day than did the sword.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
8The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
8The fighting spread out over the whole countryside. But more men were killed in the forest that day than out in the open.