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Absalom hangs in an oak, and Joab thrusts darts through Absalom’s heart

압살롬이 상수리나무에 달리고 요압이 압살롬의 심장을 찌름

2 Samuel 18:9–15: Absalom happens to meet David’s servants. Absalom is riding on his mule, and the mule goes under the thick boughs of a great oak; and his head catches hold of the oak, and he is hanging between the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him goes on. A certain man sees it, and tells Joab, and says, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.” Joab says to the man who told him, “Behold, you saw it, and why didn’t you strike him there to the ground? I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a sash.” The man says to Joab, “Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I still wouldn’t stretch out my hand against the king’s son; for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Beware that no one touch the young man Absalom.’ Otherwise, if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hidden from the king), then you yourself would have set yourself against me.” Then Joab says, “I’m not going to wait like this with you.” He takes three darts in his hand and thrusts them through Absalom’s heart while he is still alive in the middle of the oak. Ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surround and strike Absalom, and kill him. At 18:9 the Korean Revised Version has Absalom’s hair (압살롬의 머리털) caught in the oak, where WEB has “his head”.

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2SA 18:9–15, engwebp
⁹Absalom 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.
¹⁰A certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.”
¹¹Joab said to the man who told him, “Behold, you saw it, and why didn’t you strike him there to the ground? I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a sash.”
¹²The man said to Joab, “Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I still wouldn’t stretch out my hand against the king’s son; for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Beware that no one touch the young man Absalom.’
¹³Otherwise, if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hidden from the king), then you yourself would have set yourself against me.”
¹⁴Then Joab said, “I’m not going to wait like this with you.” He took three darts in his hand and thrust them through Absalom’s heart while he was still alive in the middle of the oak.
¹⁵Ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.
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Absalom — Took part in — Absalom hangs in an oak, and Joab thrusts darts through Absalom’s heart

Evidence: 2 Samuel 18:9–15
Joab — Took part in — Absalom hangs in an oak, and Joab thrusts darts through Absalom’s heart

Evidence: 2 Samuel 18:9–15
Absalom hangs in an oak, and Joab thrusts darts through Absalom’s heart — Narrated location — Forest of Ephraim

Evidence: 2 Samuel 18:9–15

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Entry: Absalom hangs in an oak, and Joab thrusts darts through Absalom’s heart (event-2sa-18-absalom-killed)
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Current wording: 2 Samuel 18:9–15: Absalom happens to meet David’s servants. Absalom is riding on his mule, and the mule goes under the thick boughs of a great oak; and his head catches hold of the oak, and he is hanging between the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him goes on. A certain man sees it, and tells Joab, and says, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.” Joab says to the man who told him, “Behold, you saw it, and why didn’t you strike him there to the ground? I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a sash.” The man says to Joab, “Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I still wouldn’t stretch out my hand against the king’s son; for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Beware that no one touch the young man Absalom.’ Otherwise, if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hidden from the king), then you yourself would have set yourself against me.” Then Joab says, “I’m not going to wait like this with you.” He takes three darts in his hand and thrusts them through Absalom’s heart while he is still alive in the middle of the oak. Ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surround and strike Absalom, and kill him. At 18:9 the Korean Revised Version has Absalom’s hair (압살롬의 머리털) caught in the oak, where WEB has “his head”.
Cited evidence: 2SA 18:9–15, engwebp
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