2 Samuel 18:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ There David’s army defeated the Israelites. ·Many died [^LThe slaughter was/casualties were great] that day—twenty thousand men. ⁸ The battle spread through all the ·country [countryside], but that day more men ·died [^Lwere devoured/swallowed up] in the forest than ·in the fighting [^Lby the sword].

Absalom Dies

⁹ Then Absalom happened to ·meet [run into; come upon] David’s ·troops [^Lservants]. As Absalom was riding his mule, it went under the thick branches of a large oak tree. Absalom’s head got caught in the tree, and his mule ran out from under him. So Absalom was left hanging ·above the ground [^Lbetween heaven and earth].