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2 Samuel 20:18-20
Darby Translation
2 Samuel 20:18-20
Darby Translation
18 And she spoke saying, They were wont to speak in old time saying, Just inquire in Abel; and so they ended.
19 I am peaceable [and] faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah?
20 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 20:18-20
New International Version
2 Samuel 20:18-20
New International Version
18 She continued, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Get your answer at Abel,’ and that settled it. 19 We are the peaceful(A) and faithful in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up the Lord’s inheritance?”(B)
20 “Far be it from me!” Joab replied, “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!
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