Kim Kardashian offered $15,000 to buy the bible her late father Robert Kardashian Sr. gifted O.J. Simpson the day after he was arrested for murder. The executor of Simpson's estate tells PEOPLE he rejected the offer and explains why.

Kim Kardashian tried to buy O.J. Simpson’s Bible before auction, but the estate chose to proceed, with bids now reaching $9,800.

The executor of Simpson ’s estate, Malcolm LaVergne, started to auction off some of the late NFL player’s items to pay off outstanding debts. One of these items is a bible that Robert Kardashian Sr. gave to Simpson the day after he was arrested in 1994 on suspicion of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman.

Nearly a year after O.J. Simpson passed away, the late NFL star's estate has rejected a bid from Kim Kardashian to buy her late father's Bible. The Bible was given to Simpson by Kardashian after his arrest for the murder of his ex-wife,

Kim Kardashian attempted, and failed, to buy a once treasured item from O.J. Simpson’s estate. The SKIMS founder offered $15,000 to estate executor, Malcolm LaVergne, for a bible given to Simpson by her late father,

Kim Kardashian’s bid to reclaim a sentimental family artefact was denied after she attempted to purchase a Bible once owned by her late father, Robert Kardashian Sr.