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2 Samuel 18:8 · KJV

"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."

King James Version

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Passage Context

6So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;
7Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.
8For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
9And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
10And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.

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Reflection Questions

1

How do you respond to chaos in your life?

2

What does it mean to find peace amidst turmoil?

3

When have you felt overwhelmed by circumstances?

Life Application

chaos

Practice grounding techniques to find calm in stressful situations.

resilience

Reflect on past challenges and how you overcame them.

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