2 Samuel 18:9
“And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Absalom met the servants of David,.... When his army was routed, he was in such a fright that he knew not which way…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
would seem that the two things which his vain-glory boasted in, the royal mule, and the magnificent head of hair by…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And his head caught hold of the oak - It has been supposed that Absalom was caught by the hair, but no such thing is…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 18:9-18
Here is Absalom quite at a loss, at his wit's end first, and then at his life's end. He that began the fight, big with…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–19212 Samuel 18:9-18
Absalom's Death
9. And Absalom, &c. And Absalom happened to find himself in the presence of David's servants: now…
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