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During the battle, Absalom happened to come upon some of David’s men. He tried to escape on his mule, but as he rode beneath the thick branches of a great tree, his hair[a] got caught in the tree. His mule kept going and left him dangling in the air.

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  1. 18:9 Hebrew his head.

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 He cut his hair only once a year, and then only because it was so heavy. When he weighed it out, it came to five pounds![a]

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  1. 14:26 Hebrew 200 shekels [2.3 kilograms] by the royal standard.

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 The eye that mocks a father
    and despises a mother’s instructions
will be plucked out by ravens of the valley
    and eaten by vultures.

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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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Isn’t it calamity for the wicked
    and misfortune for those who do evil?

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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 But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”[a]

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  1. 3:13 Deut 21:23 (Greek version).

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 instance, Moses gave you this law from God: ‘Honor your father and mother,’[a] and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’[b]

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  1. 7:10a Exod 20:12; Deut 5:16.
  2. 7:10b Exod 21:17 (Greek version); Lev 20:9 (Greek version).

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 “Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,
    and those who escape the trap will step into a snare.
I will see to it that you do not get away,
    for the time of your judgment has come,”
    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 If you insult your father or mother,
    your light will be snuffed out in total 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 plotting to destroy me will come to ruin.
    They will go down into the depths of the earth.
10 They will die by the sword
    and become the food of jackals.

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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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The wicked walk into a net.
    They fall into a pit.
A trap grabs them by the heel.
    A snare holds them tight.
10 A noose lies hidden on the ground.
    A rope is stretched across their path.

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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 “Enough of this nonsense,” Joab said. Then he took three daggers and plunged them into Absalom’s heart as he dangled, still alive, in the great 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 When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey, went to his hometown, set his affairs in order, and hanged himself. He died there and was buried in the family tomb.

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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 ‘Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with one of his father’s wives, for he has violated his father.’

And all the people will reply, ‘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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