2 Samuel 18:9

Listen to 2 Samuel 18:9
9 Y Absal贸n se encontr贸 con los siervos de David; e iba Absal贸n sobre un mulo, y el mulo se entr贸 debajo de un espeso y grande alcornoque, y se le asi贸 la cabeza al alcornoque, y qued贸 entre el cielo y la tierra; pues el mulo en que iba pas贸 delante.

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 Y all铆 cay贸 el pueblo de Israel delante de los siervos de David, y fue hecha all铆 una gran matanza de veinte mil hombres .
8 Y derram谩ndose all铆 el ej茅rcito por la faz de toda la tierra, fueron m谩s los que consumi贸 el bosque de los del pueblo, que los que consumi贸 el cuchillo aquel d铆a.
9 Y Absal贸n se encontr贸 con los siervos de David; e iba Absal贸n sobre un mulo, y el mulo se entr贸 debajo de un espeso y grande alcornoque, y se le asi贸 la cabeza al alcornoque, y qued贸 entre el cielo y la tierra; pues el mulo en que iba pas贸 delante.
10 Y vi茅ndolo uno, avis贸 a Joab, diciendo: He aqu铆 que he visto a Absal贸n colgado de un alcornoque.
11 Y Joab respondi贸 al hombre que le daba la nueva: Y vi茅ndolo t煤, 驴por qu茅 no le heriste luego all铆 ech谩ndole a tierra? Y sobre m铆, que te hubiera dado diez siclos de plata, y un talabarte.
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