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9 And Absalom met before the face of the servants of David. And Absalom rode on a mule. And the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught in the oak. And he was left hanging between the heavens and between the earth, and the mule that was under him went on. 10 And a man saw it and told Joab, and he said, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.” 11 And Joab said to the man who told him, “And behold, you saw him, and why did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have given to you ten shekels of silver and one belt.” 12 And the man said to Joab, “Even if I was weighing in my hands a thousand shekels of silver, I would not have sent out my hand against the son of the king. For in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Protect for my sake the young man Absalom.’ 13 And if I had done against my soul a falsehood—For no matter is hidden from the king—then you would have set yourself against me.” 14 And Joab said, “Not thus will I wait to your face.” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the heart of the oak tree. 15 And surrounded ten young men who bore weapons of Joab, and they struck Absalom and killed him. 2 Samuel 18:9-15, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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