2 Samuel 18: The Death of Absalom

David sends his army out under three commanders with orders to spare Absalom, and his forces win the battle in Ephraim’s woods. Absalom is caught in a great oak, and Joab kills him against the king’s command. Runners bring the news to David, who grieves bitterly for his son.

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What happened to Absalom as he rode his mule through the forest (2 Samuel 18:9)?

His head caught in an oak’s branches and the mule went onHe was surrounded by Ittai’s men in a thicketHe was struck by an arrow and fell from the muleHis mule stumbled into a pit and threw him off