2 Samuel 18
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2 Samuel 18:11-15

11Then JoabH3097 saidH559 to the manH376 who had informedH5046 him, “So beholdH2009, you sawH7200 him! WhyH4069 then did you not strikeH5221 him thereH8033 to the groundH776? And it would have been 1my dutyH5921 to giveH5414 you tenH6235 pieces of silverH3701 and a beltH2290.” 12But the manH376 saidH559 to JoabH3097, “Even ifH3863 I were to 2receiveH8254 a thousandH505 pieces of silverH3701 in my handH3709, I would not putH7971 outH7971 my handH3027 againstH413 the king’sH4428 sonH1121; for 3in our hearingH241 the kingH4428 commandedH6680 you, AbishaiH52, and IttaiH863, sayingH559, ‘4ProtectH8104 the youngH5288 manH5288 AbsalomH53 for me!’ 13OtherwiseH176, if I had dealtH6213 treacherouslyH8267 against 5his lifeH5315 (and 6there is nothingH3605H1697H3808 hiddenH3582 from the kingH4428), then you yourselfH859 would have 7avoidedH3320H4480H5048 me.” 14Then JoabH3097 saidH559, “I will not 8wasteH3176 timeH3176 hereH3651 with you.” 9So he tookH3947 threeH7969 spearsH7626 in his handH3709 and thrustH8628 them through the heartH3820 of AbsalomH53 while he was stillH5750 aliveH2416 in the 10midstH3820 of the oakH424. 15And tenH6235 youngH5288 menH5288 who carriedH5375 Joab’sH3097 armorH3627 gatheredH5437 aroundH5437 and struckH5221 AbsalomH53 and killedH4191 him.

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  1. 1. 2 Samuel 18:11 Lit And upon me ↩
  2. 2. 2 Samuel 18:12 Lit weigh ↩
  3. 3. 2 Samuel 18:12 2 Sam 18:5 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Samuel 18:12 As in some mss and ancient versions; MT Protect, whoever you are, the ↩
  5. 5. 2 Samuel 18:13 Another reading is my life; i.e., at the risk of my own life ↩
  6. 6. 2 Samuel 18:13 2 Sam 14:19, 20 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Samuel 18:13 Lit stood aloof ↩
  8. 8. 2 Samuel 18:14 Lit wait so with ↩
  9. 9. 2 Samuel 18:14 2 Sam 14:30 ↩
  10. 10. 2 Samuel 18:14 Lit heart ↩

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