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2 Samuel 18:9

Listen to 2 Samuel 18:9
9 Absalón, que huía montado en una mula, se encontró con los soldados de David. La mula se metió por debajo de una gran encina, y a Absalón se le trabó la cabeza entre las ramas. Como la mula siguió de largo, Absalón quedó colgado en el aire.

2 Samuel 18:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 18:9

And Absalom met the servants of David
When his army was routed, he was in such a fright that he knew not which way to flee, and instead of flying from David's men, he fled in the way of them; but none of them attempted to slay him, nor even to stop him, but let him pass by them, knowing David's charge concerning him:

and Absalom rode upon a mule;
as was common for great personages to do in those days, ( 2 Samuel 13:29 ) ;

and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak;
and running full speed, Absalom could not guide him, nor stop, nor divert him from going under it:

and his head caught hold of the oak;
either the hair of his head was twisted and entangled in the thick boughs of the oak; or rather his head was jammed into a forked branch of the oak:

and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth;
hung in the air between both, as unworthy to live in either:

and the mule that [was] under him went away;
and left him hanging in the oak.

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2 Samuel 18:9 In-Context

7 La lucha fue intensa aquel día: hubo veinte mil bajas. Sin embargo, los soldados de David derrotaron allí al ejército de Israel.
8 La batalla se extendió por toda el área, de modo que el bosque causó más muertes que la espada misma.
9 Absalón, que huía montado en una mula, se encontró con los soldados de David. La mula se metió por debajo de una gran encina, y a Absalón se le trabó la cabeza entre las ramas. Como la mula siguió de largo, Absalón quedó colgado en el aire.
10 Un soldado que vio lo sucedido le dijo a Joab:—Acabo de ver a Absalón colgado de una encina.
11 —¡Cómo! —exclamó Joab—. ¿Lo viste y no lo mataste ahí mismo? Te habría dado diez monedas de plata y un cinturón.

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