Study it in the app“Joab said, “I will not wait like this before you.” He took three darts in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom, while he was still alive in the heart of the oak.”
Joabיוֹאָבsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“I will notלֹאwaitאֹחִילָהlike thisכֵןbefore you.”לְפָנֶיךָHe tookוַיִּקַּחthreeשְׁלֹשָׁהdartsשְׁבָטִיםin his handבְּכַפּוֹand thrust themוַיִּתְקָעֵםinto the heartבְּלֵבof Absalom,אַבְשָׁלוֹםwhile he was stillעוֹדֶנּוּaliveחַיin the heartבְּלֵבof the oak.הָאֵלָה
Joab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearswait, hope
Wait patiently; hope.
Where else “ochila” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appearsthree
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosha” appearsrod
A stick for guiding or correcting; the king's sign of power.
Where else “shevatim” appearspalm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “chap” appearsdrive in
To drive in a peg or nail something firmly.
Where else “yitkae” appearsheart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appearsAbsalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appearsalive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chay” appearsgreat tree, terebinth
A large, strong tree: an oak or terebinth.
Where else “ela” appears“Darts”: the Hebrew word is “rods.” “The heart of the oak”: in the middle of the oak; the Hebrew repeats the word “heart.”
13Or if I had dealt falsely against my life —and nothing is hidden from the king— you would have stood aloof.”
14 · This verse (above)
15Ten young men, who carried Joab’s armor, surrounded him and struck Absalom and put him to death.
