2 Samuel 18:11-13
Modern English Version
11 Joab said to the man who was reporting to him, “What? You saw him? Why did you not strike him on the spot, sending him to the ground? I would have given you ten shekels[a] of silver and a belt.”
12 The man said to Joab, “Not even if I had felt the weight of a thousand shekels[b] of silver in my hand would I have laid a hand on the king’s son. In our hearing the king commanded you, Abishai, and Ittai saying: Beware lest anyone touch the young man Absalom! 13 Otherwise, I would have worked falsehood against my own life. For nothing is hidden from the king, and you yourself would have set yourself against me.”
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- 2 Samuel 18:11 About 4 ounces, or 115 grams.
- 2 Samuel 18:12 About 25 pounds, or 12 kilograms.
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