2 Samuel 18:9 - King James Bible with Strong Numbers

H53 And Absalom H7122 met [H8735]   H6440 the servants H5650   H1732 of David H53 . And Absalom H7392 rode [H8802]   H6505 upon a mule H6505 , and the mule H935 went [H8799]   H7730 under the thick boughs H1419 of a great H424 oak H7218 , and his head H2388 caught hold [H8799]   H424 of the oak H5414 , and he was taken up [H8714]   H8064 between the heaven H776 and the earth H6505 ; and the mule H5674 that was under him went away [H8804]  .

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Then Absalom [unavoidably] met the servants of David. Absalom rode on a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and Absalom's head caught fast [in a fork] of the oak; and the mule under him ran away, leaving him hanging between the heavens and the earth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom was riding upon his 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 heaven and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.

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Common English Bible

Absalom came upon some of David’s men. Absalom was riding on a mule, and the mule went under the tangled branches of a large oak tree. Absalom’s head got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair while the mule under him kept on going.

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Catholic Public Domain Version

Then it happened that Absalom, riding on a mule, met the servants of David. And when the mule had entered under a thick and large oak tree, his head became trapped in the oak. And while he was suspended between heaven and earth, the mule on which he had been sitting continued on.

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