Then Absalom said to his servants, ‘See, Joab has a field right next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set fire to it! ’ So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
Then Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab was unwilling to come to him. So he sent again, a second time, but he still would not come.
Joab said, ‘I’m not going to waste time with you! ’ He then took three spears in his hand and thrust them into Absalom’s chest. While Absalom was still alive in the oak tree,