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;
