2 Samuel 20:20

Sheba’s Rebellion

19I 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! 21That 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.”

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Berean Standard Bible
“Far be it!” Joab declared. “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!
American Standard Version (1901)
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Bible in Basic English
And Joab, answering her, said, Far, far be it from me to be a cause of death or destruction;
Douay-Rheims 1899
And Joab answering said: God forbid, God forbid that I should, I do not throw down, nor destroy.
Free Bible Version
“Certainly not!” Joab answered. “It's not what I want—to destroy or tear down this town!
Geneva Bible 1599
And Ioab answered, and said, God forbid, God forbid it me, that I should deuoure, or destroy it.
King James (Authorized) Version
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Translation for Translators
Job replied, “I would certainly never want to ruin or destroy your town!
Unlocked Literal Bible
So Joab answered and said, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Noah Webster Bible
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
World English Bible
Joab answered, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Young's Literal Translation
And Joab answereth and saith, 'Far be it — far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy.