Absalom

Absalom, the third son of David, king of Israel, remarkable for his beauty, and for his unnatural rebellion against his father. By his popular manners, he contrived to win the affections of the people, and then stirred up a formidable rebellion. A battle was fought in the forest of Ephraim, in which the rebels were defeated. In the flight, as Absalom was riding under a tree, he was caught (by his long hair, as is generally supposed, though not expressly stated in Scripture) in the branches, and was left suspended; in which position Joab, the commander of David's army, thrust him through, contrary to the king's express orders that he should be spared. The grief of David for his loss was excessive. See 2 Sam. xviii.