2 Samuel 18:11

New Century Version

Joab said to him, “You saw him? Why didn’t you kill him and let him fall to the ground? I would have given you a belt and four ounces of silver!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:10

When one of the men saw it happen, he told Joab, “I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”

2 Samuel 18:12

The man answered, “I wouldn’t touch the king’s son even if you gave me twenty-five pounds of silver. We heard the king command you, Abishai, and Ittai, ‘Be careful not to hurt young Absalom.’

2 Samuel 19:13

And say to Amasa, ‘You are part of my own family. May God punish me terribly if I don’t make you commander of the army in Joab’s place!’ ”

Psalm 143:3

My enemies are chasing me; they crushed me to the ground. They made me live in darkness like those long dead.

Proverbs 1:19

All greedy people end up this way; greed kills selfish people.