Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 2 Samuel 18:9 - 18:9

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Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 2 Samuel 18:9 - 18:9


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“And Absalom was lighted upon (יִקָּרֵא = יִקָּרֶה) by the servants of David, riding upon the mule; and the mule had come under the thick branches of the great terebinth, and his head fastened itself (remained hanging) on the terebinth, so that he was held (hung) between heaven and earth, as the mule under him went away.” The imperfects, וַיָּבֹא, וַיֶּחֱזַק, and וַיֻּתַּן, are only a combination of the circumstantial clause רֹכֵב וְאַבְשׁ. With regard to the fact itself, it is not clearly stated in the words that Absalom hung only by his hair, but simply that his hair entangled him in the thick branches, and his head was fastened in the terebinth, namely, by being jammed between the strong boughs.