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 Exposition
And Joab said unto the man that told him,.... That gave the above account of him:
and, behold, thou sawest him; in reality; or, "didst thou see him?" is it a fact?
and why didst thou not smite him…
Barnes' Notes
Ten shekels - (About 25 shillings.) The word “shekel” is understood, as in Gen 20:16; Gen 37:28. See the Exo 38:24 note. A girdle - Girdles were costly articles of Hebrew dress used to put money in…
Adam Clarke
And a girdle - The military belt was the chief ornament of a soldier, and was highly prized in all ancient nations; it was also a rich present from one chieftain to another. Jonathan gave his to…
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 the expectation of triumphing over David himself, with whom, if he had had him in…
Cambridge Bible
tenshekels] Shekelsis rightly supplied, as in 1Ki 10:29, and elsewhere. The shekel weighed about half an ounce; but its real value at the time cannot be fixed.
a girdle An essential article of…