2 Samuel 18:12-14

Amplified Bible

¹² The man told Joab, “Even if I were to feel the weight of a thousand pieces of silver in my hands, I would not put out my hand against the king’s son; for ^[a]we all heard the king command you, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, ‘Protect the young man Absalom, for my sake.’ ¹³ Otherwise, if I had acted treacherously against his life (for nothing is hidden from the king) you yourself would have ^[b]taken sides against me.” ¹⁴ Joab said, “I will not waste time with you.” So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive [and caught] in the midst of the tree.