2 Samuel 18:9
New International Version
9 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(A) got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair, while the mule he was riding kept on going.
2 Samuel 18:9
King James Version
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.
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2 Samuel 18:9
New King James Version
9 Then Absalom met the servants of David. Absalom rode on a mule. The mule went under the thick boughs of a great terebinth tree, and (A)his head caught in the terebinth; so he was left hanging between heaven and earth. And the mule which was under him went on.
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2 Samuel 18:9
English Standard Version
9 And Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak,[a] (A)and his head caught fast in the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him went on.
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- 2 Samuel 18:9 Or terebinth; also verses 10, 14
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