King James Version (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. {devoured: Heb. multiplied to devour}
Modern English
For the battle was there spread over the surface of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
Hebrew
וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֧ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה נפצית נָפֹ֖צֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיֶּ֤רֶב הַיַּ֙עַר֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל בָּעָ֔ם מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָכְלָ֛ה הַחֶ֖רֶב בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃
vathiy-sham hamilḥamah npṣyt napoṣet ʿal-pney kal-haʾareṣ vayereb hayaʿar leʾekol baʿam meʾasher ʾaklah haḥereb bayvom hahvʾ