Context 20Joab replied, Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy! 21Such is not the case. But a man from the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against King David. Only hand him over, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall. 22Then the woman wisely came to all the people. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, each to his tent. Joab also returned to the king at Jerusalem. 23Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; 24and Adoram was over the forced labor, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; 25and Sheva was scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; 26and Ira the Jairite was also a priest to David. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. Douay-Rheims Bible And Joab answering said: God forbid, God forbid that I should, I do not throw down, nor destroy. Darby Bible Translation And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. English Revised Version And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Library Appendix 2 Extracts from the Babylon TalmudMassecheth Berachoth, or Tractate on Benedictions [76] Mishnah--From what time is the "Shema" said in the evening? From the hour that the priests entered to eat of their therumah [77] until the end of the first night watch. [78] These are the words of Rabbi Eliezer. But the sages say: Till midnight. Rabban Gamaliel says: Until the column of the morning (the dawn) rises. It happened, that his sons came back from a banquet. They said to him: "We have not said the Shema.'" He said to them, "If the column … Alfred Edersheim—Sketches of Jewish Social Life The Sixth Commandment Samuel Links 2 Samuel 20:20 NIV • 2 Samuel 20:20 NLT • 2 Samuel 20:20 ESV • 2 Samuel 20:20 NASB • 2 Samuel 20:20 KJV • 2 Samuel 20:20 Bible Apps • 2 Samuel 20:20 Parallel • Bible Hub |