And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
KJV
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4 additional translationsASV
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.
WEB
When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
YLT
And one man seeth, and declareth to Joab, and saith, `Lo, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.'
DBT
And a man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in a terebinth.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign