2 Samuel 18:11
Context18:11 Joab replied to the man who was telling him this, “What! You saw this? Why didn’t you strike him down right on the spot? 1 I would have given you ten pieces of silver 2 and a commemorative belt!” 3
2 Samuel 21:4
Context21:4 The Gibeonites said to him, “We 4 have no claim to silver or gold from Saul or from his family, 5 nor would we be justified in putting to death anyone in Israel.” David asked, 6 “What then are you asking me to do for you?”


[18:11] 1 tn Heb “Why did you not strike him down there to the ground.”
[18:11] 2 tn Heb “ten [shekels] of silver.” This would have been about 4 ounces (114 grams) of silver by weight.
[18:11] 3 tn Heb “and a girdle” (so KJV); NIV “a warrior’s belt”; CEV “a special belt”; NLT “a hero’s belt.”
[21:4] 4 tc The translation follows the Qere and several medieval Hebrew
[21:4] 6 tn Heb “and he said”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.