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,
King David sent word to the priests Zadok and Abiathar: ‘Say to the elders of Judah, “Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace? The talk of all Israel has reached the king at his house.