2Sa 18:9 | HCSB | STEP | Absalom was riding on his mule when he happened to meet David’s soldiers . When the mule went under the tangled branches of a large oak tree , Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree . The mule under him kept going , so he was suspended in midair .

2 Samuel 18:9

Absalom’s Death

9 Absalom was riding on his mule when he happened to meet David’s soldiers. When the mule went under the tangled branches of a large oak tree, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so he was suspended in midair. ^{▼▼Lit was between heaven and earth}