Then Absalom met the servants of David. Absalom rode on a mule. The mule went under the thick boughs of a great terebinth tree, and (A)his head caught in the terebinth; so he was left hanging between heaven and earth. And the mule which was under him went on.

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Now Absalom happened to meet David’s men. He was riding his mule, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s hair(A) got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair, while the mule he was riding kept on going.

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26 And when he cut the hair of his head—at the end of every year he cut it because it was heavy on him—when he cut it, he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels according to the king’s standard.

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26 Whenever he cut the hair of his head(A)—he used to cut his hair once a year because it became too heavy for him—he would weigh it, and its weight was two hundred shekels[a] by the royal standard.

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  1. 2 Samuel 14:26 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms

17 (A)The eye that mocks his father,
And scorns obedience to his mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young eagles will eat it.

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17 “The eye that mocks(A) a father,
    that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
    will be eaten by the vultures.(B)

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Is it not destruction for the wicked,
And disaster for the workers of iniquity?

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Is it not ruin(A) for the wicked,
    disaster(B) for those who do wrong?(C)

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13 (A)Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, (B)“Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”),

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13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law(A) by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”[a](B)

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  1. Galatians 3:13 Deut. 21:23

10 For Moses said, (A)‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, (B)‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’

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10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’[a](A) and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](B)

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  1. Mark 7:10 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
  2. Mark 7:10 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9

44 “He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit,
And he who gets out of the pit shall be caught in the (A)snare.
For upon Moab, upon it (B)I will bring
The year of their punishment,” says the Lord.

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44 “Whoever flees(A) from the terror
    will fall into a pit,
whoever climbs out of the pit
    will be caught in a snare;
for I will bring on Moab
    the year(B) of her punishment,”
declares the Lord.

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20 (A)Whoever curses his father or his mother,
(B)His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.

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20 If someone curses their father or mother,(A)
    their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.(B)

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But those who seek my life, to destroy it,
Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 They shall [a]fall by the sword;
They shall be [b]a portion for jackals.

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  1. Psalm 63:10 Lit. pour him out by the hand of the sword
  2. Psalm 63:10 Prey

Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;(A)
    they will go down to the depths of the earth.(B)
10 They will be given over to the sword(C)
    and become food for jackals.(D)

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For (A)he is cast into a net by his own feet,
And he walks into a snare.
The net takes him by the heel,
And (B)a snare lays hold of him.
10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground,
And a trap for him in the road.

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His feet thrust him into a net;(A)
    he wanders into its mesh.
A trap seizes him by the heel;
    a snare(B) holds him fast.(C)
10 A noose(D) is hidden for him on the ground;
    a trap(E) lies in his path.(F)

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14 Then Joab said, “I cannot linger with you.” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through Absalom’s heart, while he was still alive in the midst of the terebinth tree.

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14 Joab(A) said, “I’m not going to wait like this for you.” So he took three javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom’s heart while Absalom was still alive in the oak tree.

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23 Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled a donkey, and arose and went home to (A)his house, to his city. Then he [a]put his (B)household in order, and (C)hanged himself, and died; and he was buried in his father’s tomb.

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  1. 2 Samuel 17:23 Lit. gave charge concerning his house

23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice(A) had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his house in order(B) and then hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

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20 (A)‘Cursed is the one who lies with his father’s wife, because he has uncovered his father’s bed.’

“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

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20 “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he dishonors his father’s bed.”(A)

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

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