What Happens in Second Samuel, Chapter 18?

In second samuel, chapter 18, we have the story of absalom in battle. Absalom is caught by his hair in an oak tree and he's hanging between heaven and earth. And what happens? Joab comes up, let's kill this guy. He knows the heart of david, who says very, very clearly to him, to the other two generals, he tells them, deal gently with absalom. David wants the young man, absalom to live. Yet joab, in some ways, is maybe more insihtful in some ways,. like what that means the man who led the rebellion and brought us all into this place. 20 thousand