David prophesies the punishment that will fall upon him, stating "the sword shall never depart from your house." When David acknowledges that he has sinned, Nathan advises him that his sin is forgiven and he will not die, but the child will. In fulfillment of Nathan's words, David's son Absalom, fueled by vengeance and lust for power, rebels. Absalom's forces are routed at the battle of the Wood of Ephraim, and he is caught by his long hair in the branches of a tree where, contrary to David's order, he is killed by Joab, the commander of David's army. David laments
Kicks Like a Mule names not on the list." Kicks Like a Mule were also responsible for the remix of Awesome 3's "Don’t Go", and produced the song "Pass the Rizla" by London Posse which was featured on the "London Underground" EP on XL Records in 1993. This was also featured on the 2001 reissue of London Posse's album "Gangster Chronicle". Their second single, "Number One" was also released on the Tribal Bass label. As 'Lifelike', Russell and Halkes also recorded the song "Lifelike", which was released on FFRR Records. Although this was meant to be the first fruits of an album project, the