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15 Ten young men who carried Joab’s armor also gathered around Absalom and struck him and killed him.

16 Then Joab blew the trumpet, so the troops ·stopped [returned from] chasing the Israelites. 17 Then Joab’s men took Absalom’s body and threw it into a ·large [deep] pit in the forest and ·filled the pit with [L piled over him] many stones. All the Israelites ·ran away [fled] to their homes.

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15 And ten of Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him and killed him.(A)

16 Then Joab(B) sounded the trumpet, and the troops stopped pursuing Israel, for Joab halted them. 17 They took Absalom, threw him into a big pit in the forest and piled up(C) a large heap of rocks(D) over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled to their homes.

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