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2 Samuel 18:10-12
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10 One man saw him and reported it to Joab, saying, “I saw Absalom hanging in a tree.”

11 Joab said to the man who was reporting to him, “What? You saw him? Why did you not strike him on the spot, sending him to the ground? I would have given you ten shekels[a] of silver and a belt.”

12 The man said to Joab, “Not even if I had felt the weight of a thousand shekels[b] of silver in my hand would I have laid a hand on the king’s son. In our hearing the king commanded you, Abishai, and Ittai saying: Beware lest anyone touch the young man Absalom!

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  1. 2 Samuel 18:11 About 4 ounces, or 115 grams.
  2. 2 Samuel 18:12 About 25 pounds, or 12 kilograms.
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