2 Samuel 18:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

It so happened that David’s officers found Absalom. Absalom jumped on his mule and tried to escape, but the mule went under the branches of a large oak tree. The branches were thick, and Absalom’s head got caught in the tree. His mule ran out from under him, so Absalom was left hanging above the ground.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:26

At the end of every year, Absalom cut the hair from his head and weighed it. The hair weighed about five pounds.

Proverbs 30:17

People who make fun of their father or refuse to obey their mother should have their eyes plucked out by wild birds and be eaten by vultures.

Job 31:3

He sends trouble to the wicked and disaster to those who do wrong.

Galatians 3:13

The law says we are under a curse for not always obeying it. But Christ took away that curse. He changed places with us and put himself under that curse. The Scriptures say, “Anyone who is hung on a tree is under a curse.”

Mark 7:10

Moses said, ‘You must respect your father and mother.’ He also said, ‘Whoever says anything bad to their father or mother must be killed.’

Jeremiah 48:44

People will be afraid and run away, and they will fall into the deep holes. Anyone who climbs out of the deep holes will be caught in the traps. I will bring the year of punishment to Moab.” This is what the Lord said.

Proverbs 20:20

Those who would curse their father or mother are like a lamp that goes out on the darkest night.

2 Samuel 18:14

Joab said, “I will not waste my time here with you!” Absalom was still alive and hanging in the oak tree. Joab took three sticks in his hand and hit him in the heart.

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that the Israelites did not do what he suggested, he saddled his donkey and went back to his hometown. He made plans for his family and then hanged himself. They buried him in his father’s tomb.

Deuteronomy 27:20

“The Levites will say, ‘Cursed is the one who shames his father by having sexual relations with his father’s wife.’ “Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

Deuteronomy 27:16

“The Levites will say, ‘Cursed is the one who does not show respect to their father or their mother!’ “Then all the people will answer, ‘Amen!’

Deuteronomy 21:23

You must not let that body stay on the tree overnight. You must be sure to bury this man on the same day, because the one who hangs on a tree is cursed by God, and you must not let the land that the Lord your God is giving you become unclean.

Matthew 27:5

So Judas threw the money into the Temple. Then he went out from there and hanged himself.

2 Samuel 13:29

So Absalom’s young soldiers did what he said. They killed Amnon. But all of David’s other sons escaped. Each son got on his mule and escaped.

2 Samuel 18:8

The battle spread throughout the country, but more men died in the forest than by the sword.

2 Samuel 18:10

Someone saw this happen and told Joab, “I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.”