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2 Samuel 18:13

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.

12 And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.

Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.

14 Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

15 And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
If I had jeopardized my own life —and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”
KJV
Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.
WEB
Otherwise, if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hidden from the king), then you yourself would have set yourself against me.”
ASV
Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hid from the king), then thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against [me].
DARBY
Or I should have acted falsely against mine own life, for there is no matter concealed from the king, and thou wouldest have set thyself against [me].
BLB
And if I had done against my soul a falsehood—For no matter is hidden from the king—then you would have set yourself against [me].”
ÅB
Men om jeg hadde gått svikefullt fram og tatt hans liv, så blir jo ingen ting skjult for kongen, og du ville nok holde deg unna.
OTB
Ellers, hvis jeg hadde handlet forrædersk mot hans liv, og ingenting er skjult for kongen, da ville du selv ha stått til side."
B1930
Men om jeg hadde gått svikefullt frem og tatt hans liv, så blir jo ingen ting skjult for kongen, og du vilde nok holde dig unda.

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  • 2 Samuel 14:19–20

    And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

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  • Hebrews 4:13

    Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

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  • 2 Samuel 1:15–16

    And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

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  • 2 Samuel 4:10–12

    When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:

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