2 Samuel 20:20 - Printer Friendly

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

NIV: "Far be it from me!" Joab replied, "Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!

NASB: Joab replied, 'Far be it, far be it from me that I would consume or destroy!

CSB: Joab protested: "Never! I would never devour or demolish!

NLT: And Joab replied, 'Believe me, I don’t want to devour or destroy your town!

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

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

Second Samuel continues the story of David, who will become king over Judah. The other tribes of Israel are resistant, eventually sparking a civil war. David wins and makes Jerusalem his capital. Early success is followed by moral failure and controversy in David's house. The book of 1 Kings will begin by detailing David's decline and death.

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