KJV ORIGINAL
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
A certain man saw what had happened and told Joab, saying, 'Look, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes a soldier reporting to Joab that he had found Absalom caught and hanging helplessly in an oak tree.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the battle between David's forces and Absalom's rebel army. Absalom, David's son who had rebelled against his father, was fleeing on a mule when his head or hair got caught in the thick branches of an oak tree, leaving him suspended and vulnerable. The soldier who found him reported back to Joab, David's military commander, rather than taking action himself.
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