Ten of Joab’s young armor bearers then surrounded Absalom and killed him.
From this time on, your family will live by the sword because you have despised me by taking Uriah’s wife to be your own.
“Enough of this nonsense,” Joab said. Then he took three daggers and plunged them into Absalom’s heart as he dangled, still alive, in the great tree.
Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and his men returned from chasing the army of Israel.
Then King David sent Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, to say to the elders of Judah, “Why are you the last ones to welcome back the king into his palace? For I have heard that all Israel is ready.
the triumph of the wicked has been short lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?
I have seen wicked and ruthless people flourishing like a tree in its native soil.
Evil people are eager for rebellion, but they will be severely punished.
A murderer’s tormented conscience will drive him into the grave. Don’t protect him!
When you dig a well, you might fall in. When you demolish an old wall, you could be bitten by a snake.