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Then said Joab, I may not wait thus with you. 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.

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Joab's Deliberate Disobedience

Commentators describe Joab's action as a calculated and ruthless decision, not a spontaneous act of war. He cuts off the soldier's valid arguments because he is determined to end the rebellion decisively. Scholar Charles Ellicott labels it "willful and deliberate murder" and a "distinct disobedience" of King David's explicit command, highlighting the severe moral and ethical breach.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On 2 Samuel 18:14

18th Century

Theologian

I cannot delay... — that is, lose time in such discourse.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 2 Samuel 18:14

19th Century

Bishop

I may not tarry thus. —Joab evidently feels the pointed arguments made by the man, but, determined on his act of violence…

John Gill

John Gill

On 2 Samuel 18:14

17th Century

Pastor

Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with you
It is not worth while to talk with you any longer, nor must I lose tim…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 2 Samuel 18:9–18

17th Century

Minister

Let young people look upon Absalom, hanging on a tree, accursed, forsaken by heaven and earth; there let them read the Lord's abhorrence of rebelli…

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