2 Samuel 23:15-17

New Catholic Bible

¹⁵ One day David said longingly: “Oh, if only someone would give me some water to drink from the well that is by the gate of Bethlehem!” ¹⁶ On hearing this, the Three forced their way through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well by the gate of Bethlehem, and presented it to David. However, he refused to drink it, and instead, he poured it out to the Lord, ¹⁷ saying: “The Lord forbid that I should do this. How can I drink the blood of the men who went forth to obtain it and thereby placed their lives at risk?” Therefore, he would not drink it.