2 SAMUEL 18:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
And Joab said to the man who told him, If you saw him, why did you not strike him down to the ground there and then? And I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a girdle — Joab offers reward for Absalom's death: ten pieces of silver and a girdle (belt). His offer is substantial, yet the man refuses. The reward suggests that Joab has already decided Absalom's fate and seeks to manipulate others into carrying it out.
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