Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Samuel 18:14

14 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.

I must not lose time in contending with thee till I let the occasion slip.

Not properly so called, for he was yet alive after these wounds, and was slain, ver. 15. but through his middle, as the word heart is oft used, as Psal. 46. 2. and that too, not exactly, but more largely understood, as Deut. 4. 11. Ezek. 27. 4. Matth. 12. 40. or through his Body: which might be, and yet the wounds not mortal.

Or, yet he continued alive, i. e. the Darts did not dispatch [illegible: 1+ letters]im, and therefore they smi[illegible: 1+ letters]e him again, and kill him, v. 15.

Marginal references: Heb. before thee.; Heb. heart.