Amasa was not on guard against the sword in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach with it and spilled his intestines out on the ground. Joab did not stab him again, and Amasa died. Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.
2 Samuel 20:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Joab protested: ‘Never! I would never devour or demolish! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Joab answered, Far be it, far be it from me that I should 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. Common English Bible Joab answered, “I would never, ever annihilate or destroy such a thing! Catholic Public Domain Version And responding, Joab said: "May this be far, may this be far from me! May I not cast down, and may I not demolish. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Joab answering said: God forbid, God forbid that I should I do not throw down, nor destroy. |
Amasa was not on guard against the sword in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach with it and spilled his intestines out on the ground. Joab did not stab him again, and Amasa died. Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.
I am one of the peaceful and faithful in Israel, but you’re trying to destroy a city that is like a mother in Israel. Why would you devour the Lord’s inheritance? ’
That is not the case. There is a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, who has rebelled against King David. Deliver this one man, and I will withdraw from the city.’ The woman replied to Joab, ‘Watch! His head will be thrown over the wall to you.’
David said, ‘Lord, I would never do such a thing! Is this not the blood of men who risked their lives? ’ So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.
But their prosperity is not of their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
But it was he who filled their houses with good things. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
The heart is more deceitful than anything else, and incurable #– #who can understand it?
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour? ’