2 Samuel 18:9-18

9And AbsalomH53 chanced to meetH7122 the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732. And AbsalomH53 was ridingH7392 upon his muleH6505, and the muleH6505 wentH935 under the thick boughs of a greatH1419 oakH424, and his headH7218 caught holdH2388 of the oakH424, and he was takenH2388 up between heavenH8064 and earthH776; and the muleH6505 that was under him wentH935 on. 10And a certain manH376 sawH7200 it, and toldH5046 JoabH3097, and saidH559, Behold, I sawH7200 AbsalomH53 hangingH8518 in an oakH424. 11And JoabH3097 saidH559 unto the manH376 that toldH5046 him, And, behold, thou sawest it, and whyH4069 didst thou not smite him there to the groundH776? and I would have givenH5414 thee tenH6235 pieces of silverH3701, and a girdle. 12And the manH376 saidH559 unto JoabH3097, Though I should receive a thousandH505 pieces of silverH3701 in my handH3027, yet would I not put forthH7971 my handH3027 against the king’sH4428 sonH1121: for in our hearing the kingH4428 charged thee and AbishaiH52 and IttaiH863, sayingH559, Beware that none touch the youngH5288 manH376 AbsalomH53. 13Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his lifeH5315 (and there is no matterH1697 hid from the kingH4428), then thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me. 14Then saidH559 JoabH3097, I may not tarry thusH3651 with thee. And he tookH3947 threeH7969 darts in his handH3709, and thrustH8628 them through the heartH3820 of AbsalomH53, while he was yetH5750 aliveH2416 in the midst of the oakH424. 15And tenH6235 youngH5288 menH5288 that bare Joab’s armorH3627 compassed about and smote AbsalomH53, and slew him.

16And JoabH3097 blew the trumpetH7782, and the peopleH5971 returnedH7725 from pursuingH7291 after IsraelH3478; for JoabH3097 held backH7725 the peopleH5971. 17And they tookH3947 AbsalomH53, and castH7993 him into the greatH1419 pitH6354 in the forestH3293, and raised over him a veryH3966 greatH1419 heapH1530 of stonesH68: and all IsraelH3478 fledH5127 every oneH376 to his tentH168. 18Now AbsalomH53 in his lifetime had takenH3947 and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king’sH4428 dale; for he saidH559, I have no sonH1121 to keep my nameH8034 in remembranceH2142: and he calledH7121 the pillar after his own nameH8034; and it is calledH7121 Absalom’s monument, unto this dayH3117.