2. Samuelsbok 18,9

7 Der ble Israels folk beseiret av Davids tjenere, og nedslaktningen der den dagen var stor—tjue tusen mann.

8 Slaget spredte seg over hele landet, og skogen fortærte flere folk den dagen enn sverdet fortærte.

Nå møtte Absalom Davids tjenere. Absalom red på muldyret sitt, og muldyret gikk under de tette grenene av en stor eik. Hans hode satte seg fast i treet, og han ble hengende mellom himmel og jord, mens muldyret som var under ham fortsatte.

10 En mann så det og fortalte Joab: "Se, jeg så Absalom henge i en eik."

11 Da sa Joab til mannen som hadde fortalt ham det: "Du så ham! Hvorfor slo du ham ikke da til jorden? Jeg ville ha gitt deg ti sølvstykker og et belte."

Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

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ÅB
Absalom kom like imot Davids menn; han red på sitt muldyr, og muldyret kom inn under de tette greiner på en stor terebinte, så hans hode hang fast i terebinten, og han ble hengende mellom himmel og jord; for muldyret som han satt på, løp sin vei.
OTB
Nå møtte Absalom Davids tjenere. Absalom red på muldyret sitt, og muldyret gikk under de tette grenene av en stor eik. Hans hode satte seg fast i treet, og han ble hengende mellom himmel og jord, mens muldyret som var under ham fortsatte.
B1930
Absalom kom like imot Davids menn; han red på sitt muldyr, og muldyret kom inn under de tette grener på en stor terebinte, så hans hode hang fast i terebinten, og han blev hengende mellem himmel og jord; for muldyret som han satt på, løp sin vei.
BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Absalom happened to meet David’s servants. Absalom was riding on 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 hanging between the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And Absalom found himself in the presence of David's servants. And Absalom was riding upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of the great terebinth, and his head caught in the terebinth, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
BLB
And Absalom met before the face of the servants of David. And Absalom rode on a mule. And the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught in the oak. And he was left hanging between the heavens and between the earth, and the mule that [was] under him went on.

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