2 Samuel 18:15

New English Translation

Then ten soldiers who were Joab’s armor bearers struck Absalom and finished him off.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:10

So now the sword will never depart from your house. For you have despised me by taking the wife of Uriah the Hittite as your own!’

2 Samuel 18:14

Joab replied, “I will not wait around like this for you!” He took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the middle of Absalom while he was still alive in the middle of the oak tree.

2 Samuel 18:16

Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.

2 Samuel 19:11

Then King David sent a message to Zadok and Abiathar the priests saying, “Tell the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you delay any further in bringing the king back to his palace, when everything Israel is saying has come to the king’s attention.

Job 20:5

that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.

Psalm 37:35

I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.

Proverbs 17:11

An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Proverbs 28:17

The one who is tormented by the murder of another will flee to the pit; let no one support him.

Ecclesiastes 10:8

One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.