2 Samuel 18:14-16

International Standard Version

¹⁴ “There’s no reason to wait for you!” Joab retorted. Then he took three spears^[a] in his hand and stabbed Absalom in the heart while he was still alive, dangling from the branches of^[b] the oak tree. ¹⁵ Ten young men who served as Joab’s personal assistants then surrounded Absalom, striking him repeatedly and killing him. ¹⁶ At this, Joab sounded his battle trumpet and his troops stopped pursuing the other^[c] Israelis.