2 Samuel 18:9

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

2 Samuel 18:9 - Amplified Bible

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.

2 Samuel 18:9 - American Standard Version

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.

2 Samuel 18:9 - Bible in Basic English

And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went on.

2 Samuel 18:9 - Darby Bible

And Absalom found himself in the presence of David`s servants. And Absalom was riding upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of the great terebinth, and his head caught in the terebinth, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.

2 Samuel 18:9 - English Standard Version

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, 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.

2 Samuel 18:9 - King James Version

2 Samuel 18:9 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y Absalòn se encontrò con los siervos de David; y Absalòn iba montado en su mulo, y pasò el mulo debajo del espeso ramaje de una gran encina, y se le trabò la cabeza a Absalòn en la encina, y quedò colgado entre el cielo y la tierra, mientras que el mulo que estaba debajo de él siguiò de largo.

2 Samuel 18:9 - The Message

Absalom ran into David’s men, but was out in front of them riding his mule, when the mule ran under the branches of a huge oak tree. Absalom’s head was caught in the oak and he was left dangling between heaven and earth, the mule running right out from under him. A solitary soldier saw him and reported it to Joab, "I just saw Absalom hanging from an oak tree!"

2 Samuel 18:9 - New American Standard Bible

Now Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. For Absalom was riding on {his} mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak. And his head caught fast in the oak, so he was left hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him kept going.

2 Samuel 18:9 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Absalòn se encontrò con los siervos de David. Absalòn iba montado en su mulo, y pasò el mulo debajo del espeso ramaje de una gran encina, y se le trabò la cabeza a Absalòn en la encina, y quedò colgado entre el cielo y la tierra, mientras que el mulo que estaba debajo de él siguiò de largo.

2 Samuel 18:9 - World English Bible

Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. Absalom was riding on 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 the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.

2 Samuel 18:9 - Young's Living Translation

And Absalom meeteth before the servants of David, and Absalom is riding on the mule, and the mule cometh in under an entangled bough of the great oak, and his head taketh hold on the oak, and he is placed between the heavens and the earth, and the mule that [is] under him hath passed on.

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