2 Samuel 18 · Verse 10

2 Samuel 18:10

And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
2 Samuel 18:10, King James Version

2 Samuel 18:10 in other translations

BSBWhen one of the men saw this, he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
WEBA certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.”
ASVAnd a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.
YLTAnd one man seeth, and declareth to Joab, and saith, ‘Lo, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.'
DARBYAnd a man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in a terebinth.
BBEAnd a certain man saw it and said to Joab, I saw Absalom hanging in a tree.
WebsterAnd a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.

What does 2 Samuel 18:10 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 I saw Absalom hanged in an oak - He must have hung there a considerable time. this man saw him hanging; how long he had been hanging before he saw him, we cannot tell. He came and informed Joab; this must have taken up a considerable time. Joab went and pierced him through with three darts; this must have taken up still more time. It is therefore natural to conclude that his life must have been nearly gone after having been so long suspended, and probably was past recovery, even if Joab had taken him down.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:9-18

Let young people look upon Absalom, hanging on a tree, accursed, forsaken of heaven and earth; there let them read the Lord's abhorrence of rebellion against parents. Nothing can preserve men from misery and contempt, but heavenly wisdom and the grace of God.

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2 Samuel 18:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'and he sawH7200
אִ֣ישׁ'isha manH376
אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259
וַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.Gedand he toldH5046
לְיוֹאָ֑בle.yo.'Avto JoabH3097
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הִנֵּה֙hi.Nehthere!H2009
רָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiI sawH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomAbsalomH53
תָּל֖וּיta.Luihung upH8518
בָּאֵלָֽה\׃ba.'e.Lahin the oakH424

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • 2 Samuel 18:9

    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.

  • 2 Samuel 18:10

    And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.

  • 2 Samuel 18:11

    And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.

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2 Samuel 18:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y viéndolo uno, avisó á Joab, diciendo: He aquí que he visto á Absalom colgado de un alcornoque.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et un homme vit cela, et le rapporta à Joab, et dit: Voici, j’ai vu Absalom suspendu à un térébinthe.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ein Mann sah es und berichtete es Joab und sprach: Siehe, ich habe Absalom an einer Terebinthe hangen sehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vidit autem hoc quispiam, et nuntiavit Joab, dicens: Vidi Absalom pendere de quercu.