And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.

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

Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.