Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And Joab answering said: God forbid, God forbid that I should, I do not throw down, nor destroy. Far be it 2 Samuel 23:17 Saying: The Lord be merciful to me, that I may not do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that went, and the peril of their lives? therefore he would not drink. These things did these three mighty men. Job 21:16 Yet because their good things are not in their hand, may the counsel of the wicked be far from me. Job 22:18 Whereas he had filled their houses with good things: whose way of thinking be far from me. that I should 2 Samuel 20:10 But Amasa did not take notice of the sword, which Joab had, and he struck him in the side, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and gave him not a second wound, and he died. And Joab, and Abisai his brother pursued after Seba the son of Bochri. Proverbs 28:13 He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy. Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is perverse above all things, and unsearchable, who can know it? Luke 10:29 But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbour? Context Sheba's Rebellion…19Am not I she that answer truth in Israel, and thou seekest to destroy the city, and to overthrow a mother in Israel? Why wilt thou throw down the inheritance of the Lord? 20And Joab answering said: God forbid, God forbid that I should, I do not throw down, nor destroy.21The matter is not so, but a man of mount Ephraim, Seba the son of Bochri by name, hath lifted up his hand against king David: deliver him only, and we will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab: Behold his head shall be thrown to thee from the wall.… Cross References 2 Samuel 20:19 Am not I she that answer truth in Israel, and thou seekest to destroy the city, and to overthrow a mother in Israel? Why wilt thou throw down the inheritance of the Lord? 2 Samuel 20:21 The matter is not so, but a man of mount Ephraim, Seba the son of Bochri by name, hath lifted up his hand against king David: deliver him only, and we will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab: Behold his head shall be thrown to thee from the wall. Lexicon “Far be it!”חָלִ֤ילָה (ḥā·lî·lāh) Interjection | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2486: For, a profaned thing, far be it! Joab יוֹאָ֖ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites declared. וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Far be it חָלִ֙ילָה֙ (ḥā·lî·lāh) Interjection | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2486: For, a profaned thing, far be it! from me לִ֔י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew to אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not swallow up אֲבַלַּ֖ע (’ă·ḇal·la‘) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1104: To swallow down, swallow up, engulf or וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not destroy! אַשְׁחִֽית׃ (’aš·ḥîṯ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin Additional Translations “Far be it!” Joab declared. “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should ruin or destroy. And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. Joab answered, "Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. And Joab answereth and saith, 'Far be it -- far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy. Jump to Previous Cause Death Destroy Destruction Far Joab Jo'ab SwallowJump to Next Cause Death Destroy Destruction Far Joab Jo'ab SwallowExternal Links 2 Samuel 20:20 NIV2 Samuel 20:20 NLT 2 Samuel 20:20 ESV 2 Samuel 20:20 NASB 2 Samuel 20:20 ASV 2 Samuel 20:20 Bible Apps 2 Samuel 20:20 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 20:20 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 20:20 French Bible 2 Samuel 20:20 German Bible Alphabetical: be destroy Far from I it Joab me or replied should swallow that to up OT History: 2 Samuel 20:20 Joab answered Far be it far be (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |