11Joab 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 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams of silver and a warrior’s belt.”
12But the man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms 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. A few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts may be translated Absalom, whoever you may be. ’
13And if I had put my life in jeopardy Or Otherwise, if I had acted treacherously toward him —and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have kept your distance from me.”
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