And he said, O Lord, forbid that I should do this, that I should drink the blood of the men who went at [the risk of] their lives: and he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
KJV
2 Samuel 23:17
And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
Parallel Translations
And he said, O Lord, forbid that I should do this, that I should drink of the blood of the men who went at [the risk of] their lives: and he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
He said, “Be it far from me, Yahweh, that I should do this! Isn’t this the blood of the men who risked their lives to go?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
Cross References
Leviticus 17:10Psalms 72:14Genesis 9:42 Samuel 20:20Judges 5:18Genesis 44:171 Kings 21:31 Corinthians 15:301 Samuel 26:11Mark 14:241 Samuel 2:30Matthew 26:28John 6:52–541 Chronicles 11:19
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