Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
2 Samuel 20:20
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“Far be it!” Joab declared. “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!
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And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
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Joab answered, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
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And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
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2 Samuel 20
18 Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.
19 I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”
20 “Far be it!” Joab declared. “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!
21 That is not the case. But a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him alone, and I will depart from the city.” “Look,” the woman replied, “his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”
22 Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.
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