2 Samuel 18:10

10 One of the men saw this and reported to Joab, "I just saw Absalom hanging from an oak tree."

2 Samuel 18:10 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 18:10

And a certain man saw [it]
Saw him in the above posture, one of David's soldiers:

and told Joab, and said, behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak;
caught by the neck in one, out of which he could not disengage himself, but there he hung, though alive.

2 Samuel 18:10 In-Context

8 The battle spread out over the entire countryside, and the forest devoured more soldiers than the sword that day.

9 Absalom came upon some of David's men. Absalom was riding on a mule, and the mule went under the tangled branches of a large oak tree. Absalom's head got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair while the mule under him kept on going.

10 One of the men saw this and reported to Joab, "I just saw Absalom hanging from an oak tree."

11 Joab said to the man who told him, "You saw this? Why didn't you kill him on the spot? I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a belt."

12 But the man said to Joab, "Even if I had a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I wouldn't touch the king's son! We heard what the king commanded you, Abishai, and Ittai—‘For my sake, take care of my boy Absalom.'