II Samuel 18:9
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Samuel 18:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Absalom stieß auf die Knechte Davids; und Absalom ritt auf einem Maultier, und das Maultier kam unter die verschlungenen Zweige einer großen Terebinthe; und er blieb mit dem Haupte an der Terebinthe hangen, und schwebte zwischen Himmel und Erde; das Maultier aber, das unter ihm war, lief davon.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y encontróse Absalom con los siervos de David: é iba Absalom sobre un mulo, y el mulo se entró debajo de un espeso y grande alcornoque, y asiósele la cabeza al alcornoque, y quedó entre el cielo y la tierra; pues el mulo en que iba pasó delante.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E encontrou-se Absalão com os servos de Davi: e ia Absalão sobre um mulo, e o mulo se entrou debaixo de um espesso e grande carvalho, e prendeu-lhe a cabeça ao carvalho, e ficou entre o céu e a terra; pois o mulo em que ia passou adiante.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Absalão encontrou alguns soldados do exército de Davi. Ele montava sua mula, a qual passou sob grossos galhos de um grande carvalho. Aconteceu que a cabeça de Absalão ficou presa nos galhos da árvore; ele ficou pendurado ali, entre os galhos e o chão, enquanto a mula seguiu pelo caminho.
📖 II Samuel 18:9 in Context
7Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.
8For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
9And 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.
10And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
11And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.
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