2 Samuel 18:11

18:11 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 20:10

20:10 Amasa did not protect himself from the knife in Joab’s other hand, and Joab ⁴  stabbed him in the abdomen, causing Amasa’s ⁵  intestines to spill out on the ground. There was no need to stab him again; the first blow was fatal. ⁶  Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bicri.

[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.”

[20:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Amasa) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he did not repeat concerning him, and he died.”