2 Samuel 18:4-13

4And the kingH4428 saidH559 unto them, WhatH834 seemeth youH834 bestH3190 I will doH6213. And the kingH4428 stoodH5975 by the gateH8179 sideH3027, and allH3605 the peopleH5971 wentH3381 outH413 by hundredsH3967 and by thousandsH505.

5And the kingH4428 commandedH6680 JoabH3097 and AbishaiH52 and IttaiH863, sayingH559, Deal gentlyH328 for my sakeH5921 with the youngH5288 manH5288, evenH853 with AbsalomH53. And allH3605 the peopleH5971 heardH8085 when the kingH4428 gaveH6680 allH3605 the captainsH8269 chargeH5921 concerning AbsalomH53.

6SoH1961 the peopleH5971 wentH3318 outH3318 intoH1961 the fieldH7704 againstH7125 IsraelH3478: and the battleH4421 was in the forestH3293 of EphraimH669.

7And the peopleH5971 of IsraelH3478 were smitten there beforeH6440 the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732, and there was a greatH1419 slaughterH4046 there that dayH3117 of twentyH6242 thousandH505 menH5971.

8For the battleH4421 was there spreadH6327 over the faceH6440 of allH3605 the countryH776: and the forestH3293 devouredH398 moreH7235 peopleH5971 that dayH3117 thanH5921 the swordH2719 devouredH398.

9And AbsalomH53 chanced to meetH7122 the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732. And AbsalomH53 rodeH7392 uponH5921 his muleH6505, and the muleH6505 wentH935 underH8478 the thickH7730 boughs of a greatH1419 oakH424, and his headH7218 caughtH2388 holdH2388 of the oakH424, and he was takenH2388 upH5921 betweenH996 the heavenH8064 and the earthH776; and the muleH6505 that was underH8478 him wentH935 on.

10And a certainH259 manH376 sawH7200 it, and toldH5046 JoabH3097, and saidH559, BeholdH2009, I sawH7200 AbsalomH53 hangingH8518 in an oakH424.

11And JoabH3097 saidH559 unto the manH376 that toldH5046 him, And beholdH2009, thou sawest it, and whyH4069 didst thou notH3808 smiteH5221 him there to the groundH776? and I would have givenH5414 thee tenH6235 pieces of silverH3701, and a girdle.

12And the manH376 saidH559 unto JoabH3097, ThoughH3588 I should receiveH8254 a thousandH505 pieces of silverH3701 in mine handH3027, yet would I notH3808 putH7971 forthH7971 mine handH3027 againstH5921 the king’sH4428 sonH1121: for in our hearingH241 the kingH4428 chargedH6680 thee and AbishaiH52 and IttaiH863, sayingH559, BewareH8104 that noneH3808 touch the youngH5288 manH376 AbsalomH53.

13OtherwiseH3808 ifH176 I had dealt falselyH8267 againstH4480 his lifeH5315, (and there is noH3808 matterH1697 hidH3582 from the kingH4428,) then thou thyself wouldest have stoodH3320 aloof.