Joab said to the man, “Why didn’t you kill him and let him fall to the ground? I would have given you a belt and ten pieces of silver!”
Someone saw this happen and told Joab, “I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.”
The man said to Joab, “I would not try to hurt the king’s son even if you gave me 1000 pieces of silver. We heard the king’s command to you, Abishai, and Ittai. The king said, ‘Be careful not to hurt young Absalom.’
Also tell Amasa, ‘You are part of my family. I swear that I will make you captain of the army in Joab’s place.’”
My enemies are chasing me. They have crushed me into the dirt. They are pushing me into the dark grave, like people who died long ago.
This is what happens to those who are greedy. Whatever they get destroys them.