2 Samuel 18:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹¹ ‘You just saw him! ’ Joab exclaimed.  ‘Why didn’t you strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten silver pieces  and a belt! ’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ Joab said to the man, You saw him! Why did you not strike him down to the ground? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a girdle.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest it, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten pieces of silver, and a girdle.

Common English Bible

¹¹ Joab said to the man who told him, “You saw this? Why didn’t you kill him on the spot? I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a belt.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ And Joab said to the man who had reported it to him, "If you saw him, why did you not stab him to the ground, and I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a belt?"

2 Samuel 18:11 Cross References

2 Samuel 18:10

One of the men saw him and informed Joab. He said, ‘I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree! ’

2 Samuel 18:12

The man replied to Joab, ‘Even if I had the weight of a thousand pieces of silver  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.”  ,

2 Samuel 19:13

And tell Amasa,  “Aren’t you my flesh and blood?  May God punish me and do so severely if you don’t become commander of my army from now on instead of Joab! ” ’

Proverbs 1:19

Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly; it takes the lives of those who receive it.