2 Samuel 18:14

And Joab said, I will begin this; I will not thus remain with you. And Joab took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Abessalom, while he was yet alive in the heart of the oak.

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In The King James Version

Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

In Context

13so as to do no harm to his life: and nothing of the matter will be concealed from the king, and you will set yourself against me.

15And ten young men that bore Joab's armor compassed Abessalom, and struck him and killed him.

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Cross References

Judges 4:21And Jael the wife of Chaber took + 4:21 Gr. the pin. a pin of the tent, and took a hammer in her hand, and went secretly to him, and fastened the pin in his temple, and it went through to the earth, and he fainted away, and + 4:21 Gr. he was darkened. darkness fell upon him and he died.

Judges 5:31Thus let all your enemies perish, O Lord: and they that love him shall be as the going forth of the sun in his strength.

2 Samuel 14:30And Abessalom said to his servants, Behold, Joab's portion in the field is next to mine, and he has in it barley; go and set it on fire. And the servants of Abessalom set the field on fire: and the servants of Joab come to him with their clothes torn, and they said to him, The servants of Abessalom have set the field on fire.

2 Samuel 19:1And they brought Joab word, saying, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Abessalom.

Job 20:5But the mirth of the ungodly is a signal downfall, and the joy of transgressors is destruction:

Psalms 45:5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her + 45:5 Alex. and Heb. before, or, toward the morning. with his countenance. 1

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 18:10-19

The Death of Absalom. ( b. c. 1023.) 9 And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away. 10 And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak. 11 And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the… Read the whole commentary →

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