George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
2 Samuel 18:9
Oak, between the branches, which hindered him from escaping. (Calmet) --- His beautiful curls got also entangled. (Menochius)
Oak, between the branches, which hindered him from escaping. (Calmet) --- His beautiful curls got also entangled. (Menochius)
Verse 2 Samuel 18:9. _AND HIS HEAD CAUGHT HOLD OF THE OAK_] It has been supposed that Absalom was caught by the _hair_, but no such thing is intimated in the text. Probably his neck was caught in the...
would seem that the two things which his vain-glory boasted in, the royal mule, and the magnificent head of hair by which he was caught in the “oak” (rather, terebinth or turpentine tree), both contri...
8. THE CIVIL WAR AND ABSALOM'S DEATH CHAPTER 18 _ 1. The battle in the forest of Ephraim (2 Samuel 18:1)_ 2. The death of Absalom (2 Samuel 18:9) 3. The tidings of his death and David's grief ...
1 SAMUEL 18:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 19:8. DEFEAT AND DEATH OF ABSALOM. DAVID'S GRIEF (J). 2 SAMUEL 18:1. Absalom's followers are defeated with great slaughter. Nothing is known as to the battle-field, the Fore...
TAKEN UP. The tradition about his "hair" comes from Josephus 2 Samuel 10:2)....
Absalom's Death 9. _And Absalom_, &c. AND ABSALOM HAPPENED TO FIND HIMSELF IN THE PRESENCE OF DAVID'S SERVANTS: NOW ABSALOM WAS RIDING UPON HIS MULE, AND THE MULE, &c. In the course of the flight, Abs...
THE MULE WENT UNDER THE THICK BOUGHS OF A GREAT OAK, &C.— Several commentators suppose, that Absalom was suspended by the long hair of his head; while others, imagining that he had a helmet on, think...
_The Death of Absalom._ 2 Samuel 18:9-18 9And 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...
_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 HEAV...
MET] RV 'chanced to meet.' By misfortune, in his flight Absalom encountered some of the pursuers. HIS HEAD] The tradition that Absalom was caught by his hair comes from Josephus....
THE DEFEAT AND DEATH OF ABSALOM 1. Numbered] rather, 'mustered.'...
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 18 DAVID’S MEN DEFEAT AND KILL ABSALOM V1 David counted the soldiers who were with him. He appointed men to command groups of 1000...
HIS HEAD CAUGHT HOLD OF THE OAK. — Absalom in his flight found himself among his enemies, and sought to escape into the denser parts of the forest. As he did so his head caught between the branches of...
וַ יִּקָּרֵא֙ אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום לִ פְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֣י...
CHAPTER XXIII. _ ABSALOM'S DEFEAT AND DEATH._ 2 Samuel 18:1. WHATEVER fears of defeat and destruction might occasionally flit across David's soul between his flight from Jerusalem and the battle in...
THE END OF AN UNFILIAL SON 2 Samuel 18:1 Absalom's army was soon across the river under Amasa, David's nephew, 2 Samuel 17:25. Though political reasons constrained David to flight, his heart bled for...
The delay advised by Hushai resulted in multitudes gathering to David, and at last the day of battle between those loyal to him and Absalom's followers arrived. Two men attract our attention, David an...
(9) В¶ 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 th...
In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 14 THROUGH 20. David's partiality for Absalom had yet other and more painful results, and heavy chastisements. It is painful to see the conqueror of Goliath d...
AND ABSALOM MET THE SERVANTS OF DAVID,.... When his army was routed, he was in such a fright that he knew not which way to flee, and instead of flying from David's men, he fled in the way of them; but...
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 heave...
_Absalom met the servants of David_ Who, according to David's command, spared him, and gave him an opportunity to escape. But whom they would not arrest, the divine vengeance arrested. For _the mule_,...
1 Dauid viewing the armies in their march, giueth them charge of Absalom. 6 The Israelites are sore smitten in the wood of Ephraim. 9 Absalom hanging in an Oke, is slaine by Ioab, and cast into a pi...
THE END OF ABSALOM...
And Absalom met the servants of David, he found himself face to face with the heroes of David and in imminent danger of being captured. AND ABSALOM RODE UPON A MULE, the animal used for riding by the...
David had taken full advantage of the delay that Hushai had counselled to Absalom, with large numbers of the people being gathered to David. Now the time comes for war with Absalom, who has considered...
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 fro...
ABSALOM MET THE SERVANTS OF DAVID, who, according to David's command, spared him, and gave him an opportunity to escape. HIS HEAD CAUGHT HOLD OF THE OAK; in which probably he was entangled by the hair...
2 Samuel 18:9 Absalom H53 met H7122 (H8735) H6440 servants H5650 David H1732 Absalom H53 rode H7392 ...
CONTENTS: Battle of Mount Ephriam. Slaying of Absalom. CHARACTERS: God, David, Absalom, Joab, Abishai, Ittai, Ahimaaz, a Cushite. CONCLUSION: Those who exalt themselves shall be abased. It never pay...
2 Samuel 18:2. _A third part under Ittai,_ the Philistine general who had faithfully followed the fortunes of the king. 2 Samuel 18:6. _The wood of Ephraim_ lay beyond Jordan, and was not in the lot o...
_And David numbered the people that were with him._ THE FATAL FIGHT This chapter is a narrative of that fatal fight wherein Absalom the son, fought with David his father for the kingdom of Israel....
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 18:9 The king’s sons usually rode mules, rather than horses (2 Samuel 13:29). HIS HEAD CAUGHT FAST IN THE OAK. It seems that Absalom’s hair g
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 18:1. “DAVID NUMBERED,” etc. “The hardy mountaineers of Gilead came in great numbers at the call of their chieftains.”—_(Jamieson.)_ Josephus says the army nu...
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 18:1 AND DAVID NUMBERED. The verb really means that he organized his army, and arranged it in companies and divisions. As Absalom gathered all Israel to him, there would be some d...
So David numbered the people that were with him, and he set the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds. And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, a t...
2 Samuel 14:26; 2 Samuel 17:23; 2 Samuel 18:14; Deuteronomy 21:23;...
The servants of David — Who, according to David's command, spared him, and gave him an opportunity to escape. His head — In which probably he was entangled by the hair of the head, which being very lo...