Absalom is Killed by Joab While Hanging in a Tree
“Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. And ten young men that bare Joab’s armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.” 2 Samuel 18:14-15 ASV
Illustration of Absalom hanging by his hair from an oak tree. His horse is rearing on its hind legs, preparing to run away. Joab, the general, holds two spears in one hand and prepares to stab Absalom with the third. Other members of Joab’s troops have their swords raised, poised to strike.
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army, prince, sword, spear, tree, Oak, oak tree, revolt, murder, hanging, heart, hang, revenge, son, King David, Absalom, anointed, king's son, stabbedSource
Right Rev. Richard Gilmour, D.D. Bible History: Containing the Most Remarkable Events of the Old and New Testaments, with a Compendium of Church History (New York, NEW YORK (NY): Benziger Brothers, 1904) 80
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