2 Samuel 18:14

14 —Basta ya de esta tontería —dijo Joab.
Enseguida Joab tomó tres dagas y las clavó en el corazón de Absalón mientras estaba colgado, todavía vivo, del gran árbol.

2 Samuel 18:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 18:14

Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee
It is not worth while to talk with thee any longer, nor must I lose time, and neglect my opportunity; I do not desire you to go and smite him, I will go and do it myself:

and he took three darts in his hand;
or three rods, which were either all iron, or however the tops of them were iron spikes:

and thrust them through the heart of Absalom;
or through the midst of his body; for if he had thrust through his heart, properly speaking, he must have died instantly, whereas he seems to have lived after this:

while he [was] yet alive;
Joab found him alive when he came to him, and so he was when he thrust his darts through him; and so he was afterward; for the words may be rendered, "being yet alive", even after the darts were fixed in him, and even so deeply as to pierce through his body:

in the midst,
or "heart",

of the oak;
into which the darts penetrated.

2 Samuel 18:14 In-Context

12 —No mataría al hijo del rey ni por mil piezas de plata
—le respondió el hombre a Joab—. Todos escuchamos lo que el rey les dijo a usted, a Abisai y a Itai: “Por consideración a mí, por favor, perdonen la vida del joven Absalón”.

13 Si yo hubiera traicionado al rey y matado a su hijo —y de seguro el rey descubriría quién lo hizo—, usted sería el primero en abandonarme a mi suerte.

14 —Basta ya de esta tontería —dijo Joab.
Enseguida Joab tomó tres dagas y las clavó en el corazón de Absalón mientras estaba colgado, todavía vivo, del gran árbol.

15 Luego diez jóvenes escuderos de Joab rodearon a Absalón y lo remataron.

16 Entonces Joab hizo sonar el cuerno de carnero, y sus hombres regresaron de perseguir al ejército de Israel.