2 Samuel 18:11-13
New American Standard Bible
11 Then Joab said to the man who had informed him, “So behold, you saw him! Why then did you not strike him there to the ground? And it would have been [a]my duty to give you ten pieces of silver and a belt.” 12 But the man said to Joab, “Even if I were to [b]receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I would not put out my hand against the king’s son; for (A)in our hearing the king commanded you, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, ‘[c]Protect the young man Absalom for me!’ 13 Otherwise, if I had dealt treacherously against [d]his life (and (B)there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have [e]avoided me.”
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- 2 Samuel 18:11 Lit And upon me
- 2 Samuel 18:12 Lit weigh
- 2 Samuel 18:12 As in some mss and ancient versions; MT Protect, whoever you are, the
- 2 Samuel 18:13 Another reading is my life; i.e., at the risk of my own life
- 2 Samuel 18:13 Lit stood aloof
2 Samuel 18:11-13
New International Version
11 Joab said to the man who had told him this, “What! You saw him? Why didn’t you strike(A) him to the ground right there? Then I would have had to give you ten shekels[a] of silver and a warrior’s belt.(B)”
12 But the man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels[b] were weighed out into my hands, I would not lay a hand on the king’s son. In our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.[c]’ 13 And if I had put my life in jeopardy[d]—and nothing is hidden from the king(C)—you would have kept your distance from me.”
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 18:11 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams
- 2 Samuel 18:12 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms
- 2 Samuel 18:12 A few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts may be translated Absalom, whoever you may be.
- 2 Samuel 18:13 Or Otherwise, if I had acted treacherously toward him
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