Absalom ordered his men, "Listen! When Amnon is in high spirits from drinking wine and I say to you, 'Strike Amnon down,' then kill him. Don't be afraid.
He regularly clowns for the gallery: He nods vigorously in assent when his defense team says Moussaoui believes they are out to killhim, then shakes his head just as vigorously when the defense describes how they've been trying to save him from the death penalty.