18:14,15
Joab was not prepared to wait, knowing that as long as Absalom was alive there would be no stability in Israel, so he plunged three spears into Absalom’s heart. Also ten of Joab’s armour bearers struck Absalom as well. The reason for this was probably so that no one person could be identified as the killer of Absalom.
18:16-18
The deed having been done, Joab sounded the trumpet, telling the troops to stop pursuing Israel. No proper burial was made for Absalom, instead he was dumped into a big pit and a large heap of stones was piled on top. Joab did not want there to be any memorial for Abalom that could function as a focus for any rebels in Israel. During his life-time Absalom had erected a monument in his name. It seems that by this point Absalom’s sons had all died. Absalom’s monument remained.
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