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6
|2 Samuel 18:6|
The army marched into the field to fight Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
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7
|2 Samuel 18:7|
There the army of Israel was defeated by David’s men, and the casualties that day were great — twenty thousand men.
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8
|2 Samuel 18:8|
The battle spread out over the whole countryside, and the forest claimed more lives that day than the sword.
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9
|2 Samuel 18:9|
Now Absalom happened to meet David’s men. He was riding his mule, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in mid-air, while the mule he was riding kept on going.
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10
|2 Samuel 18:10|
When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, “I have just seen Absalom hanging in an oak tree.”
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11
|2 Samuel 18:11|
Joab said to the man who had told him this, “What! You saw him? Why didn’t you strike him to the ground right there? Then I would have had to give you ten shekels [That is, about 4 ounces (about 115 grams)] of silver and a warrior’s belt.”
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12
|2 Samuel 18:12|
But the man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels [That is, about 25 pounds (about 11 kilograms)] were weighed out into my hands, I would not lift my hand against the king’s son. In our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, `Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.’ [A few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts may be translated Absalom, whoever you may be.]
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13
|2 Samuel 18:13|
And if I had put my life in jeopardy — [Or Otherwise, if I had acted treacherously towards him] and nothing is hidden from the king — you would have kept your distance from me.”
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14
|2 Samuel 18:14|
Joab said, “I am not going to wait like this for you.” So he took three javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom’s heart while Absalom was still alive in the oak tree.
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15
|2 Samuel 18:15|
And ten of Joab’s armour-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him and killed him.
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