King James Version with Apocrypha
"And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him."
— 2 Samuel 18:15, King James Version with Apocrypha
“And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.”
“And ten young men that bare Joab’s armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him. ”
“Ten young men who bore Joab's armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.”
“Then ten soldiers who were Joab’s armor bearers struck Absalom and finished him off.”
“Ten young men, armourbearers of Joab, ran up, and striking him slew him.”
“And ten young men, servants of Joab, came round Absalom and put an end to him.”
And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.
Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.