2 Samuel 20:20

In 11 translations

BSB

“Far be it!” Joab declared. “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!

KJV

And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

WEB

Joab answered, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

ASV

And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

LSV

And Joab answers and says, “Far be it—far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy.

YLT

And Joab answereth and saith, 'Far be it — far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy.

DBY

And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

DRC

And Joab answering said: God forbid, God forbid that I should, I do not throw down, nor destroy.

GNV

And Ioab answered, and said, God forbid, God forbid it me, that I should deuoure, or destroy it.

JPS

And Joab answered and said: 'Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

LXXE

And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should ruin or destroy.

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WLC

וַיַּ֥עַן יוֹאָ֖ב וַיֹּאמַ֑ר חָלִ֤ילָה חָלִ֨ילָה֙ לִ֔י אִם־אֲבַלַּ֖ע וְאִם־אַשְׁחִֽית׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Ἰωὰβ, καὶ εἶπεν, ἵλεώς μοι ἵλεώς μοι, εἰ καταποντιῶ καὶ εἰ φθερῶ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
• 2 Samuel 20:10Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and…
• Job 21:16Still, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
• Job 22:18But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
• Proverbs 28:13He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
• 2 Samuel 23:17saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
• Luke 10:29But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

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