2 Samuel 18:11

Free Bible Version

“What! You saw him like that?” Joab said to the man. “Why didn't you kill him right then and there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a soldier's belt as a reward!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:10

One of David's men saw what happened, so he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging from an oak tree!”

2 Samuel 18:12

But the man replied, “Even if you gave me a thousand shekels of silver, I wouldn't hurt the king's son. We all heard the king give the order to you, Abishai, and Ittai, ‘Look after young Absalom for me.’

2 Samuel 19:13

Tell Amasa, ‘Aren't you my flesh and blood too? May God punish me very severely if from now on you're not the commander of my army instead of Joab!’”

Psalm 143:3

The enemy has chased me down. He crushes me to the ground. He makes me live in darkness like those who died a long time ago.

Proverbs 1:19

This is what happens to you if you try to become rich through crime—it kills you!