¹³ Otherwise, if I had acted treacherously against his life (for nothing is hidden from the king) you yourself would have ^[a]taken sides against me.” ¹⁴ Joab said, “I will not waste time with you.” So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive [and caught] in the midst of the tree. ¹⁵ And ten young men, Joab’s armor bearers, surrounded and struck Absalom and killed him.