2 Samuel 18:11-13

Lexham English Bible

¹¹ Then Joab said to the man who was telling him, “Look, if you saw, why did you not strike him down to the ground there? I would have gladly given you^[a] ten pieces of silver and a leather belt.” ¹² The man said to Joab, “Even if I felt the weight^[b] of a thousand pieces of silver in my palms, I would not have sent my hand against the son of the king, for in our ears the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Whoever you may be, protect the young man Absalom.’ ¹³ If I had dealt treacherously against his life, and there is not any matter hidden from the king, you would have presented yourself aloof.”^[c]