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2 Samuel 18:10-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Samuel 18:10-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
10 One of the men saw him and informed Joab. He said, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
11 “You just saw him!” Joab exclaimed.[a] “Why didn’t you strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you 10 silver pieces[b] and a belt!”
12 The man replied to Joab, “Even if I had the weight of 1,000 pieces of silver[c] in my hand, I would not raise my hand against the king’s son. For we heard the king command you, Abishai, and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for me.’[d](A)
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- 2 Samuel 18:11 Lit Joab said to the man who told him
- 2 Samuel 18:11 About 4 ounces of silver
- 2 Samuel 18:12 About 25 pounds of silver
- 2 Samuel 18:12 Some Hb mss, LXX, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read Protect, whoever, the young man Absalom; Hb obscure
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