12 The man said to Joab , "Even if I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand , I would not put out my hand against the king's son ; for in our hearing the king charged you and Abishai and Ittai , saying , 'Protect for me the young man Absalom !'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:12
Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:9-18
(Read 2 Samuel 18:9-18)
Let young people look upon Absalom, hanging on a tree, accursed, forsaken of heaven and earth; there let them read the Lord's abhorrence of rebellion against parents. Nothing can preserve men from misery and contempt, but heavenly wisdom and the grace of God.