¹² Judah was routed by the army of Israel, and its army scattered and fled for home.

¹⁷ They threw Absalom’s body into a deep pit in the forest and piled a great heap of stones over it. And all Israel fled to their homes.

¹⁰ So the Philistines fought desperately, and Israel was defeated again. The slaughter was great; 30,000 Israelite soldiers died that day. The survivors turned and fled to their tents.

³⁶ Just as the sun was setting, the cry ran through his troops: “We’re done for! Run for your lives!”