Abram travelled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.
2 Samuel 18:10 - New International Version (Anglicised) When one of the men saw what had happened, he told Joab, ‘I have just seen Absalom hanging in an oak tree.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A certain man saw it and told Joab, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak. American Standard Version (1901) And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak. Common English Bible One of the men saw this and reported to Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging from an oak tree.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then a certain one saw this and reported it to Joab, saying, "I saw Absalom hanging from an oak." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And one saw this and told Joab, saying: I saw Absalom hanging upon an oak. |
Abram travelled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.
Joab said to the man who had told him this, ‘What! You saw him? Why didn’t you strike him to the ground right there? Then I would have had to give you ten shekels of silver and a warrior’s belt.’
Now Absalom happened to meet David’s men. He was riding his mule, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s hair got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in mid-air, while the mule he was riding kept on going.
let seven of his male descendants be given to us to be killed and their bodies exposed before the Lord at Gibeah of Saul – the Lord’s chosen one.’ So the king said, ‘I will give them to you.’
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.’