2 Samuel 20:20
20 Joab answered, “Far be it from me, far be it, that I should qswallow up or destroy!
2 Samuel 20:20 — The New International Version (NIV)
20 “Far be it from me!” Joab replied, “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!
2 Samuel 20:20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
2 Samuel 20:20 — New Living Translation (NLT)
20 And Joab replied, “Believe me, I don’t want to devour or destroy your town!
2 Samuel 20:20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
20 And Joab answered and said, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy!
2 Samuel 20:20 — New Century Version (NCV)
20 Joab answered, “I would prefer not to destroy or ruin anything!
2 Samuel 20:20 — American Standard Version (ASV)
20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
2 Samuel 20:20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
2 Samuel 20:20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
20 Joab answered, “That’s unthinkable! I don’t wish to swallow ⸤it⸥ up or destroy ⸤it⸥.
2 Samuel 20:20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
20 Joab protested: “Never! I do not want to destroy!
2 Samuel 20:20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
20 Joab answered, “Far be it from me, far be it, that I should swallow up or destroy!
2 Samuel 20:20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
20 Then Joab answered and said, “Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow or I should destroy.
2 Samuel 20:20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
20 “I would never do anything like that!” Joab said. “I would never swallow up or destroy what belongs to the Lord!
2 Samuel 20:20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
20 Joab replied, “Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy!