2Sa 18:12 | HCSB | STEP | The man replied to Joab , “Even if I had the weight of 1, 000 pieces of silver in my hand , I would not raise my hand against the king’s son . For we heard the king command you, Abishai , and Ittai , ‘Protect the young man Absalom for me.’

2 Samuel 18:12

12 The man replied to Joab, “Even if I had the weight of 1,000 pieces of silver ^{▼▼About 25 pounds of silver} in my hand, I would not raise my hand against the king’s son. For we heard the king command you, Abishai, and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for me.’ ^{▼▼Some Hb mss, LXX, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read Protect, whoever, the young man Absalom; Hb obscure
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