And tenyoungmenwho carriedJoab'sarmorgatheredaroundand struckAbsalomand killedhim.
Nowtherefore, the swordshall neverdepartfrom your house,becauseyou have despisedMe and have takenthe wifeof Uriahthe Hittiteto be your wife.'
Then Joabsaid,"I will not wastetimeherewith you." So he tookthreespearsin his handand thrustthem through the heartof Absalomwhile he was yetalivein the midstof the oak.
Then Joabblewthe trumpet,and the peoplereturnedfrom pursuingIsrael,for Joabrestrainedthe people.
Then KingDavidsentto Zadokand Abiatharthe priests,saying,"Speakto the eldersof Judah,saying,'Whyare you the lastto bringthe kingbackto his house,since the wordof allIsraelhas cometo the king,[even] to his house?
That the triumphingof the wickedis short,And the joyof the godlessmomentary?
I have seena wicked,violentmanSpreadinghimself like a luxurianttreein its nativesoil.
A rebelliousmanseeksonlyevil,So a cruelmessengerwill be sentagainst him.
A manwho is ladenwith the guilt of humanbloodWill be a fugitiveuntildeath;let noone supporthim.
He who digsa pitmay fallinto it, and a serpentmay bitehim who breaksthrougha wall.
