2 Samuel 20:20

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Summary

2 Samuel 20:20

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

Far be it

2 Samuel 23:17

Job 21:16

Job 22:18

That i should

General references

Genesis 44:7

Bible References

Far be it

And he said, “Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should drink this. [Is it not the same as] the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” So he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

“But notice, the prosperity of the wicked is not in their hand (in their power);
The counsel of the wicked [and the mystery of God’s dealings with the ungodly] is far from my comprehension.

“Yet He filled their houses with good things;
But the counsel of the wicked and ungodly is far from me.

That i should

But Amasa [who had replaced Joab as David’s commander] was off guard and not attentive to the sword in Joab’s hand. So Joab struck Amasa in the abdomen with the sword, spilling his intestines to the ground. Without another blow Amasa died. Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.

He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
But whoever confesses and turns away from his sins will find compassion and mercy.

“The heart is deceitful above all things
And it is extremely sick;
Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives?

But he, wishing to justify and vindicate himself, asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

General references

They said to him, “Why does my lord speak these things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!