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# Absalom happened to meet some of David's servants
This is an event that happened during the battle. This can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "During the battle, Absalom happened to meet some of David's servants" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
# David's servants
"David's soldiers." These men served David as soldiers. See how you translated this phrase in [2 Samuel 3:22](../03/22.md).
# his head was caught up in the tree branches
Absalom had long hair that got caught in the tree branches. Alternate translation: "his hair was caught in the tree branches" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
# dangling
hanging or swinging loosely
# between the ground and the sky
"in the air"