But the man said to Joab, “Though I were to receive a thousand shekels of silver in my hand, I would not raise my hand against the king’s son. For in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Beware lest anyone touch the young man Absalom!’

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John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the man said to Joab
Disdaining his proposal:

though I should receive a thousand [shekels] of…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Let young people look upon Absalom, hanging on a tree, accursed, forsaken by heaven and earth; there let them read the Lord's abhorrence of rebelli…