2 Samuel 20:20

New American Bible - revised edition

Joab answered, “Not at all, not at all! I do not wish to swallow or batter anything.

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:10

And since Amasa was not on his guard against the sword in Joab’s other hand, Joab stabbed him in the abdomen with it, so that his entrails burst forth to the ground, and he died; there was no second thrust. Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba, son of Bichri.

2 Samuel 20:19

or ended in Israel.’ You are seeking to batter down a city that is a mother in Israel. Why do you wish to swallow up the heritage of the Lord?”

2 Samuel 20:21

That is not the case at all. A man from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name is Sheba, son of Bichri, has rebelled against King David. Give him up, just him, and I will withdraw from the city.” Then the woman said to Joab, “His head shall be thrown to you across the wall.”

2 Samuel 23:17

saying: “The Lord forbid that I do such a thing! Could I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives?” So he refused to drink it.

Job 21:16

Their happiness is not in their own hands. The designs of the wicked are far from me!

Job 22:18

Yet he had filled their houses with good things. The designs of the wicked are far from me!

Proverbs 28:13

Those who conceal their sins do not prosper, but those who confess and forsake them obtain mercy.

Jeremiah 17:9

More tortuous than anything is the human heart, beyond remedy; who can understand it?

Luke 10:29

But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”