2 Samuel 18:12-14

Lexham English Bible

¹² The man said to Joab, “Even if I felt the weight^[a] of a thousand pieces of silver in my palms, I would not have sent my hand against the son of the king, for in our ears the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Whoever you may be, protect the young man Absalom.’ ¹³ If I had dealt treacherously against his life, and there is not any matter hidden from the king, you would have presented yourself aloof.”^{[b] 14} Joab said, “No longer will I wait in your presence.” Then he took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.