⁵ But the king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently with the young man Absalom for my sake.” And ^(A)all the people heard when the king commanded all the commanders regarding Absalom.

¹⁴ Then Joab said, “I will not ^[a]waste time here with you.” ^(A)So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the ^[b]midst of the oak.