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2 Samuel 18:7-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Samuel 18:7-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 The people of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers, and the slaughter there was vast that day—20,000 casualties. 8 The battle spread over the entire region, and that day the forest claimed more people than the sword.
Absalom’s Death
9 Absalom was riding on his mule when he happened to meet David’s soldiers. When the mule went under the tangled branches of a large oak tree, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so he was suspended in midair.[a]
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- 2 Samuel 18:9 Lit was between heaven and earth
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
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