2 Samuel 18:9
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King James Version (modern wording)
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.
2 Samuel 18:9 (KJV)
American Standard Version
And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom was riding upon his 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 heaven and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.
2 Samuel 18:9 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair.
2 Samuel 18:9 (BSB)
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What does 2 Samuel 18:9 say?
2 Samuel 18:9 in modern King James wording reads: "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."
Where is 2 Samuel 18:9 found in the Bible?
2 Samuel 18:9 is verse 9 of chapter 18 of the book of 2 Samuel, in the Old Testament. 2 Samuel has 24 chapters.
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