Joab said, “You saw Absalom? Why didn't you kill him? I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a special belt.”
and one of them went and told Joab, “I saw Absalom hanging in a tree!”
The man answered, “Even if you paid me a thousand pieces of silver here and now, I still wouldn't touch the king's son. We all heard King David tell you and Abishai and Ittai not to harm Absalom.
And tell Amasa, “You're my nephew, and with God as a witness, I swear I'll make you commander of my army instead of Joab.”
My enemies are chasing me, crushing me in the ground. I am in total darkness, like someone long dead.
The wealth you get from crime robs you of your life.