2 Samuel 18:12
Source: Septuagint
12And the man said to Joab, Were I even to receive a thousand shekels of silver, I would not lift my hand against the king’s son; for in our ears the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take care of the young man Absalom for me,
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10And a man saw it, and reported to Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.
11And Joab said to the man who reported it to him, And, behold, thou didst see him: why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten pieces of silver, and a girdle.
— 2 Samuel 18:12 —
13so as to do no harm to his life: and nothing of the matter will be concealed from the king, and thou wilt set thyself against me.
14And Joab said, I will begin this; I will not thus remain with thee. And Joab took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the heart of the oak.