2 Samuel 18:11

God's Word

“What! You saw that!” Joab said to the man who told him. “Why didn’t you strike him to the ground? Then I would have felt obligated to give you four ounces of silver and a belt.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:10

A man who saw this told Joab, “I saw Absalom hanging in a tree.”

2 Samuel 18:12

But the man told Joab, “Even if I felt the weight of 25 pounds of silver in my hand, I wouldn’t raise my hand against the king’s son. We heard the order the king gave you, Abishai, and Ittai: ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.’

2 Samuel 19:13

And tell Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God strike me dead unless you are given Joab’s place to serve me always as the commander of the army.’ ”

Psalm 143:3

The enemy has pursued me. He has ground my life into the dirt. He has made me live in dark places like those who have died long ago.

Proverbs 1:19

This is what happens to everyone who is greedy for unjust gain. Greed takes away his life.