14 And Joab saith, 'Not right—I tarry before thee;' and he taketh three darts in his hand, and striketh them into the heart of Absalom, while he 'is' alive, in the midst of the oak. 15 And they go round—ten youths bearing weapons of Joab—and smite Absalom, and put him to death.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:14-15
Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:9-18
(Read 2 Samuel 18:9-18)
Let young people look upon Absalom, hanging on a tree, accursed, forsaken of heaven and earth; there let them read the Lord's abhorrence of rebellion against parents. Nothing can preserve men from misery and contempt, but heavenly wisdom and the grace of God.