2 Samuel 18:11-13

The Voice

Joab: ¹¹ You saw Absalom? Then why didn’t you kill him while he was hanging there? I would have given you 10 pieces of silver and a belt!

Soldier: ¹² If you put 1,000 pieces of silver into my hand, I wouldn’t raise it against the king’s son. We all heard the king say to you generals, “For my sake, protect young Absalom.” ¹³ If I had taken his life despite that, you would stand back and watch as they strung me up. Nothing is hidden from the king.