2 Samuel 18:13-15

New Century Version

¹³ If I had killed him, the king would have found out, and you would not have protected me!”

¹⁴ Joab said, “I won’t waste time here with you!” Absalom was still alive in the oak tree, so Joab took three spears and stabbed him in the heart. ¹⁵ Ten young men who carried Joab’s armor also gathered around Absalom and struck him and killed him.