But the man said to Jo'ab, "Even if I felt in my hand the weight of a thousand pieces of silver, I would not put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abi'shai and It'tai, `For my sake protect the young man Ab'salom.'

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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…

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