2 Samuel 18:11-13

New International Version - UK

¹¹ Joab said to the man who had told him this, ‘What! You saw him? Why didn’t you strike him to the ground right there? Then I would have had to give you ten shekels^[a] of silver and a warrior’s belt.’

¹² But the man replied, ‘Even if a thousand shekels^[b] were weighed out into my hands, I would not lay a hand on the king’s son. In our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, “Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.^[c]” ¹³ And if I had put my life in jeopardy^[d] – and nothing is hidden from the king – you would have kept your distance from me.’