The king charged Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” And (A)all the people heard when the king charged all the commanders concerning Absalom.

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14 Then Joab said, “I will not [a]waste time here with you.” (A)So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was yet alive in the [b]midst of the oak.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 18:14 Lit tarry thus
  2. 2 Samuel 18:14 Lit heart