Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the tangled branches of a large oak, Absalom's head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair. Cross References 2 Samuel 13:29So Absalom's young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the rest of the king's sons got up, and each one fled on his mule. 2 Samuel 14:26 And when he cut the hair of his head--he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy--he would weigh it to be two hundred shekels according to the royal standard. 2 Samuel 18:8 The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword. 2 Samuel 18:10 When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, "I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!" Chapter Outline 1. David viewing the armies in their march gives them charge of Absalom6. The Israelites are sorely smitten in the wood of ephraim 9. Absalom, hanging in an oak is slain by Joab, and cast into a pit 18. Absalom's place 19. Ahimaaz and Cushi bring tidings to David 33. David mourns for Absalom Jump to Previous Absalom Boughs Branches Caught Chanced David Earth Great Head Heaven Hold Meet Met Mule Oak Riding Rode Servants Sky ThickJump to Next Absalom Boughs Branches Caught Chanced David Earth Great Head Heaven Hold Meet Met Mule Oak Riding Rode Servants Sky Thick |
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 2 Samuel 18:14 2 Samuel 14:26 2 Samuel 17:23 Matthew 27:5 taken up Deuteronomy 21:23 Deuteronomy 27:16, 20 Job 18:8-10 Job 31:3 Psalm 63:9, 10 Proverbs 20:20 Proverbs 30:17 Jeremiah 48:44 Mark 7:10 Galatians 3:13 Links 2 Samuel 18:9 NIV2 Samuel 18:9 NLT 2 Samuel 18:9 ESV 2 Samuel 18:9 NASB 2 Samuel 18:9 KJV 2 Samuel 18:9 Bible Apps 2 Samuel 18:9 Parallel 2 Samuel 18:9 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 18:9 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 18:9 French Bible 2 Samuel 18:9 German Bible 2 Samuel 18:9 Commentaries Bible Hub |