Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

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

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Joab protested: “Never! I do not want to destroy!

International Standard Version

But Joab replied, "No way! No way! I'm not here to devour or destroy!

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

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

Bible in Basic English

And Joab, answering her, said, Far, far be it from me to be a cause of death or destruction;

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And Joab will say, Far be it, far be it to me, if I shall swallow up and if I shall destroy.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Joab answered and said, "God forbid! God forbid it me, that I should either devour or destroy it.

NET Bible

Joab answered, "Get serious! I don't want to swallow up or destroy anything!

The Emphasized Bible

Then answered Joab and said, - Far be it! far be it from me! I will neither swallow up nor lay waste.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יואב 
Yow'ab 
Usage: 145

ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 329

and said

Usage: 0

Far be it
חללה חלילה 
Chaliylah 
God forbid, far be it, be...far, Lord forbid,
Usage: 20

far be it
חללה חלילה 
Chaliylah 
God forbid, far be it, be...far, Lord forbid,
Usage: 20

from me, that I should swallow up
בּלע 
Bala` 
Usage: 49

References

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Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Wisdom From A Woman Under Siege

19 I am among those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?" 20 Joab answered, "Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. 21 The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city." The woman said to Joab, "Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall."

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:10

But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand. So he struck him with it in the body, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and did not strike him again; and he died. Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

2 Samuel 23:17

He said, "Be it far from me, LORD, that I should do this. Isn't it the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

Job 21:16

Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Job 22:18

Yet he filled their houses with good things, but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Proverbs 28:13

He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

Luke 10:29

But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?"

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