2 Samuel 18:10
Strong's Lexicon
When one
אֶחָ֔ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

of the men
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

saw this,
וַיַּרְא֙ (way·yar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

he told
וַיַּגֵּ֖ד (way·yag·gêḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5046: 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known 1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare 1a1) to tell, announce, report 1a2) to declare, make known, expound 1a3) to inform of 1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim 1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess 1a5a) messenger (participle) 1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported

Joab
לְיוֹאָ֑ב (lə·yō·w·’āḇ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3097: Joab = 'Jehovah is father' 1) son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army 2) a Judaite descendant of Kenaz 3) a post exilic family

“I just
הִנֵּה֙ (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: 1) behold, lo, see, if

saw
רָאִ֣יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Absalom
אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם (’aḇ·šā·lōm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 53: Absalom or Abishalom = 'my father is peace' 1) father-in-law of Rehoboam 2) third son of David, killer of first-born son Amnon, also leader of revolt against his father-David

hanging
תָּל֖וּי (tā·lui)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8518: 1) to hang 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hang 1a1a) to hang up (any object) 1a1b) to put to death by hanging 1b) (Niphal) to be hanged 1c) (Piel) to hang, hang up (for display)

in an oak tree !”
בָּאֵלָֽה׃ (bā·’ê·lāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 424: 1) terebinth, terebinth tree 2) valley where David killed Goliath

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”

Young's Literal Translation
And one man seeth, and declareth to Joab, and saith, ‘Lo, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
One of the men saw him and informed Joab. He said, “ I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree! ”

New American Standard Bible
When a certain man saw [it], he told Joab and said, "Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak."

King James Bible
And a certain man saw [it], and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
When one of the men saw what had happened, he told Joab, "I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree."

New Living Translation
One of David's men saw what had happened and told Joab, "I saw Absalom dangling from a great tree."

English Standard Version
And a certain man saw it and told Joab, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.”

New American Standard Bible
When a certain man saw it, he told Joab and said, "Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak."

King James Bible
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
One of the men saw him and informed Joab. He said, "I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!""

International Standard Version
When one of the soldiers saw what had happened, he told Joab, "I saw Absalom stuck in an oak tree!"

NET Bible
When one of the men saw this, he reported it to Joab saying, "I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.

American Standard Version
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.

English Revised Version
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.

Young's Literal Translation
And one man seeth, and declareth to Joab, and saith, 'Lo, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.'
















Cross References
Genesis 12:6
And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

2 Samuel 18:9
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.

2 Samuel 18:11
And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.

2 Samuel 1:1
Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

2 Samuel 18:8
For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

2 Samuel 18:7
Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.

2 Samuel 18:12
And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.

2 Samuel 18:13
Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.
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