13 Otherwise, if I had dealt treacherously against [a]his life (and (A)there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have [b]avoided me.” 14 Then Joab said, “I will not [c]waste time here with you.” (B)So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the [d]midst of the oak. 15 And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor gathered around and struck Absalom and killed him.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 18:13 Another reading is my life; i.e., at the risk of my own life
  2. 2 Samuel 18:13 Lit stood aloof
  3. 2 Samuel 18:14 Lit wait so with
  4. 2 Samuel 18:14 Lit heart

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