II Samuel 18:14
The Scripture
(14) Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In the battle in the wood of Ephraim, Absalom's hair caught in the branches of an oak tree, and Joab thrust him through with darts despite David's earlier command to deal gently with him. A runner brought word to David, who wept bitterly, crying, "O my son Absalom, would God I had died for thee!"
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Samuel 18:5Judges 4:21Judges 5:26Judges 5:31Psalms 45:5I Thessalonians 5:3Matthew 12:40
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