2 Samuel 18:10-12

Expanded Bible

¹⁰ When one of the men saw it happen, he told Joab, “I saw Absalom ·hanging [dangling] in an oak tree!”

¹¹ Joab said to him, “You saw him? Why didn’t you ·kill him and let him fall to [^Lstrike him to] the ground? I would have given you a belt and ·four ounces [^Lten pieces] of silver!”

¹² The man answered, “I wouldn’t ·touch [^Lraise my hand against] the king’s son even if ·you gave me [^LI felt in my hand the weight of] ·twenty-five pounds [^La thousand pieces] of silver. We heard the king command you, Abishai, and Ittai, ‘·Be careful not to hurt [For my sake protect/spare] young Absalom.’