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2 Samuel 18:8-10
Christian Standard Bible
2 Samuel 18:8-10
Christian Standard Bible
8 The battle spread over the entire area, and that day the forest claimed more people than the sword.
Absalom’s Death
9 Absalom was riding on his mule when he happened to meet David’s soldiers. When the mule went under the tangled branches of a large oak tree, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so he was suspended in midair.[a] 10 One of the men saw him and informed Joab. He said, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
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- 18:9 Lit was between heaven and earth
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