2 Samuel 18:11
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Joab said unto the man that told him,.... That gave the above account of him:
and, behold, thou sawest him; in…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Ten shekels - (About 25 shillings.) The word “shekel” is understood, as in Gen 20:16; Gen 37:28. See the Exo 38:24 note.…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And a girdle - The military belt was the chief ornament of a soldier, and was highly prized in all ancient nations; it…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 18:9-18
Here is Absalom quite at a loss, at his wit's end first, and then at his life's end. He that began the fight, big with…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
tenshekels] Shekelsis rightly supplied, as in 1Ki 10:29, and elsewhere. The shekel weighed about half an ounce; but its…