2 Samuel 18:9 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

⁹ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ Then Absalom [unavoidably] met the servants of David. Absalom rode on a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and Absalom's head caught fast [in a fork] of the oak; and the mule under him ran away, leaving him hanging between the heavens and the earth.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom was riding upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between heaven and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.

Common English Bible

⁹ Absalom came upon some of David’s men. Absalom was riding on a mule, and the mule went under the tangled branches of a large oak tree. Absalom’s head got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair while the mule under him kept on going.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Then it happened that Absalom, riding on a mule, met the servants of David. And when the mule had entered under a thick and large oak tree, his head became trapped in the oak. And while he was suspended between heaven and earth, the mule on which he had been sitting continued on.

2 Samuel 18:9 Tagairtí Cros

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 14:26

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

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.

2 Samuel 18:10

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

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 18:8

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

Job 31:3

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

Proverbs 20:20

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

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.

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.

Matthew 27:5

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

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.’

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.”

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.

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 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!’