ESV: So Benaiah came to the tent of the Lord and said to him, "The king commands, ‘Come out.’" But he said, "No, I will die here." Then Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, "Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me."
NIV: So Benaiah entered the tent of the Lord and said to Joab, "The king says, ‘Come out!’ " But he answered, "No, I will die here." Benaiah reported to the king, "This is how Joab answered me."
NASB: So Benaiah came to the tent of the Lord and said to him, 'This is what the king has said: 'Come out.' But he said, 'No, for I will die here.' So Benaiah brought back word to the king, saying, 'This is what Joab spoke, and so he answered me.'
CSB: So Benaiah went to the tabernacle and said to Joab, "This is what the king says: ‘Come out!’" But Joab said, "No, for I will die here." So Benaiah took a message back to the king, "This is what Joab said, and this is how he answered me."
NLT: Benaiah went to the sacred tent of the Lord and said to Joab, 'The king orders you to come out!' But Joab answered, 'No, I will die here.' So Benaiah returned to the king and told him what Joab had said.
KJV: And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.
NKJV: So Benaiah went to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said to him, “Thus says the king, ‘Come out!’ ” And he said, “No, but I will die here.” And Benaiah brought back word to the king, saying, “Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.”
