Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 18:6:

• Kupsabiny: “Then, the soldiers of David went to fight with the soldiers of Israel in the forest of Ephraim.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then David’s soldiers went out in battle against the Israelites, and the battle took place in the jungle of Ephraim.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The soldiers of David set-out to fight-against the soldiers of Israel, and they fought there at the forest of Efraim.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So the army went out to fight against the Israeli soldiers who were with Absalom. They fought the battle in the forest where people from the tribe of Ephraim lived.” (Source: Translation for Translators)