2 Samuel 18:14

14 —No voy a malgastar mi tiempo contigo —replicó Joab.Acto seguido, agarró tres lanzas y fue y se las clavó en el pecho a Absalón, que todavía estaba vivo en medio de la encina.

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 Pero el hombre respondió:—Aun si recibiera mil monedas, yo no alzaría la mano contra el hijo del rey. Todos oímos cuando el rey les ordenó a usted, a Abisay y a Itay que no le hicieran daño al joven Absalón.

13 Si yo me hubiera arriesgado, me habrían descubierto, pues nada se le escapa al rey; y usted, por su parte, me habría abandonado.

14 —No voy a malgastar mi tiempo contigo —replicó Joab.Acto seguido, agarró tres lanzas y fue y se las clavó en el pecho a Absalón, que todavía estaba vivo en medio de la encina.

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

16 Entonces Joab mandó tocar la trompeta para detener a las tropas, y dejaron de perseguir a los israelitas.