# 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"