Translations
Modern
“You just saw him!” Joab exclaimed. “Why did you not strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a warrior’s belt!”
Traditional
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.
Literal
And Joab said to the man who told him, “And behold, you saw him, and why did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have given to you ten shekels of silver and one belt.”
Latin
Et ait Joab viro qui nuntiaverat ei: Si vidisti, quare non confodisti eum cum terra, et ego dedissem tibi decem argenti siclos, et unum balteum?
Original
Hebrew
English
“You just saw him!” Joab exclaimed. “Why did you not strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a warrior’s belt!”
Notes
A hero's belt might have been a sword belt that honored a soldier for bravery and courage in battle (compare 1 Samuel 18:4).
Events
Measurements
- ten shekels of silver: About 4 oz (114 g)
People
Joab: Son of Zeruiah, commander of David's army
Glossary
Abishai Absalom David Ephraim, Tribe of Gilead (Place) Joab Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Samuel, Books of First and Second
Topics
Absalom: Death and Burial Ephraim: A Forest East of the Jordan River: Absalom Killed In Girdles: Given as a Reward of Military Service Military Arms: Defensive: Girdle The Armies of Israel: Bravery and Fidelity In, Rewarded The Armies of Israel: Inferior officers of, Appointed by The Captain of the Host