Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Samuel 18:15

15 And ten young men that bare Joabs armour, compassed about, and smote Absalom, and slew him .

Judging that there could be no safety to the King, no[illegible: 1+ letters] peace to the Kingdom, nor security to himself, and all David's Friends, and Loyal Subjects, and good men, if Absalom had lived, as may seem probable from chap. 19. 10. and yet perceiving that the Kings heart was reconcilable to Absalom, notwithstanding his abominable Crimes of lying with his Fathers Concubines, and of horrid and unnatural Rebellion▪ both which were capital Crimes by the Law of God; he adventured to save David's life against his will. But whether Ioab did well in this, all things considered, I shall not here determine.