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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And a certain man saw it and told Joab, "Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak."
• 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 out over the whole countryside, and the forest swallowed up more men that day than the sword. 9Now 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 got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair, while the mule he was riding kept on going. When one of the men saw what had happened, he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.” 11Joab said to the man who had told him this, “What! You saw him? Why didn’t you strike him to the ground right there? Then I would have had to give you ten shekels of silver and a warrior’s belt.” 12But the man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels were weighed out into my hands, I would not lay a hand on the king’s son. In our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.’

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