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2 Samuel 20:20

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Joab replied, “Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy!
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Then answered Joab and said,—Far be it! far be it from me! I will neither swallow up nor lay waste.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And Joab answereth and saith, 'Far be it—far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And Joab answering said: God forbid, God forbid that I should, I do not throw down, nor destroy.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And Ioab answered, ? said, God forbid, God forbid it me, that I should deuoure, or destroy it.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And Ioab answered and saide, Farre be it, farre be it from me, that I should swallow vp or destroy.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And Joab answered and said to her, Far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should ruin or destroy.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And Yoav answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And Yô´äv יוֹאָב 3097
{3097} Prime
יוֹאָב
Yow'ab
{yo-awb'}
From H3068 and H0001; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites.
answered 6030
{6030} Prime
עָנָה
`anah
{aw-naw'}
A primitive root; properly to eye or (generally) to heed, that is, pay attention; by implication to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
and said, 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
Far be it, 2486
{2486} Prime
חָלִילָה
chaliylah
{khaw-lee'-law}
A directive from H2490; literally for a profaned thing; used (interjectionally) far be it!.
far be it 2486
{2486} Prime
חָלִילָה
chaliylah
{khaw-lee'-law}
A directive from H2490; literally for a profaned thing; used (interjectionally) far be it!.
from me, that x518
(0518) Complement
אִם
'im
{eem}
A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogitive, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence as a negative, not.
I should swallow up 1104
{1104} Prime
בּלע
bala`
{beh'-lah}
A primitive root; to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally to destroy.
z8762
<8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 2447
or x518
(0518) Complement
אִם
'im
{eem}
A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogitive, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence as a negative, not.
destroy. 7843
{7843} Prime
שָׁחַת
shachath
{shaw-khath'}
A primitive root; to decay, that is, (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively).
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on 2 Samuel 20:18-20.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on 2 Samuel 20:14-22.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Far be it:

2 Samuel 23:17 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.
Job 21:16 Lo, their good [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.

that I should:

2 Samuel 20:10 But Amasa took no heed to the sword that [was] in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth [rib], and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
Proverbs 28:13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall have mercy.
Jeremiah 17:9 The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Luke 10:29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

2S 20:10; 23:17. Jb 21:16; 22:18. Pv 28:13. Jr 17:9. Lk 10:29.

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