Joshua 24:16
ESV
Then the people answered, "Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods,
NIV
Then the people answered, "Far be it from us to forsake the Lord to serve other gods!
NASB
The people answered and said, 'Far be it from us that we would abandon the Lord to serve other gods;
CSB
The people replied, "We will certainly not abandon the Lord to worship other gods!
NLT
The people replied, 'We would never abandon the Lord and serve other gods.
KJV
And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;
NKJV
So the people answered and said: “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods;