2 Samuel 18:10

2 Samuel 18:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
• New International Version (NIV)When one of the men saw what had happened, he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now a certain man saw it and told Joab, and said, “I just saw Absalom hanging in a terebinth tree!”
• New Living Translation (NLT)One of David’s men saw what had happened and told Joab, “I saw Absalom dangling from a great tree.”

Context of 2 Samuel 18:10

8The battle spread over the face of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword. 9And Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak, and his head caught fast in the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him went on. And a certain man saw it and told Joab, "Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak." 11Joab said to the man who told him, "What, you saw him! Why then did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have been glad to give you ten pieces of silver and a belt." 12But the man said to Joab, "Even if I felt in my hand the weight of a thousand pieces of silver, I would not reach out my hand against the king's son, for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, 'For my sake protect the young man Absalom.'

2 Samuel 18:10 word by word

וַיַּרְא֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֔ד וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְיוֹאָ֑ב וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּה֙ רָאִ֣יתִי אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם תָּל֖וּי בָּאֵלָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And a certainאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• hangedתָּלָהtâlâh · to hangH8518
• in an oakאֵלָה'êlâh · oakH424

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10I saw Absalom hanged in an oak - He must have hung there a considerable time. this man saw him hanging; how long he had been hanging before he saw him, we cannot tell. He came and informed Joab; this must have taken up a considerable time. Joab went and pierced him through with three darts; this must have taken up still more time. It is therefore natural to conclude that his life must have been nearly gone after having been so long suspended, and probably…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 Let young people look upon Absalom, hanging on a tree, accursed, forsaken of heaven and earth; there let them read the Lord's abhorrence of rebellion against parents. Nothing can preserve men from misery and contempt, but heavenly wisdom and the grace of God.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings