And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.
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Verse 11 is found in chapter 18 of 2 Samuel. Absalom becomes caught by the head in the branches of an oak tree while his mule continues onward. A soldier refuses to kill him because he remembers David’s command, but Joab eventually strikes him and orders his burial. The monument Absalom had erected for himself contrasts with his burial in a pit covered with stones. The scene shows the reversal of his ambitions: the one who sought to establish a royal name ends without the throne he pursued.
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Und Joab sprach zu dem Mann, der's ihm hatte angesagt: Siehe, sahst du das, warum schlugst du ihn nicht daselbst zur Erde? so wollte ich dir von meinetwegen zehn Silberlinge und einen Gürtel gegeben haben.
Y Joab respondió al hombre que le daba la nueva: Y viéndolo tú, ¿por qué no le heriste luego allí echándole a tierra? y sobre mí, que te hubiera dado diez siclos de plata, y un talabarte.
Et Joab dit à l'homme qui lui apporta cette nouvelle: Tu l'as vu! pourquoi donc ne l'as-tu pas abattu sur place? Je t'aurais donné dix sicles d'argent et une ceinture.
E Ioab disse a colui che gli rapportava questo: Ecco, poichè tu l’hai veduto, perchè non l’hai percosso, e messo per terra in quel luogo stesso? e a me sarebbe stato il darti dieci sicli d’argento e una cintura. Ma quell’uomo disse a Ioab:
Então disse Joabe ao homem que lho fizera saber: Pois que o viste, por que o não feriste logo ali em terra? E forçoso seria o eu dar-te dez moedas de prata e um cinto.
約押 對報信的人說:「看哪,你既看見了,為甚麼不當場把他擊殺在地呢?我必賞你十個銀子和一條帶子。」
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