Joab replied, "Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy!
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Joab answered, Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy!
Joab answered, “I would never, ever annihilate or destroy such a thing!
And responding, Joab said: "May this be far, may this be far from me! May I not cast down, and may I not demolish.