In Context

10 And one man seeth, and declareth to Joab, and saith, 'Lo, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.'

11 And Joab saith to the man who is declaring it to him, 'And lo, thou hast seen — and wherefore didst thou not smite him there to the earth — and on me to give to thee ten silverlings and one girdle?'

12 And the man saith unto Joab, 'Yea, though I am weighing on my hand a thousand silverlings, I do not put forth my hand unto the son of the king; for in our ears hath the king charged thee, and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, Observe ye who is against the youth — against Absalom;

13 or I had done against my soul a vain thing, and no matter is hid from the king, and thou — thou dost station thyself over-against.'

14 And Joab saith, 'Not right — I tarry before thee;' and he taketh three darts in his hand, and striketh them into the heart of Absalom, while he is alive, in the midst of the oak.

15 And they go round — ten youths bearing weapons of Joab — and smite Absalom, and put him to death.

2 Samuel 18:13 in Other Translations