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2 Samuel 23:13-17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Samuel 23:13-17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
13 Toward the beginning of harvest three of the thirty chiefs went down to join David at the cave of Adullam while a band of Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.(A) 14 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.(B) 15 David said longingly, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!” 16 Then the three warriors broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it; he poured it out to the Lord, 17 for he said, “The Lord forbid that I should do this. Can I drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three warriors did these things.(C)
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2 Samuel 23:13-17
New International Version
2 Samuel 23:13-17
New International Version
13 During harvest time, three of the thirty chief warriors came down to David at the cave of Adullam,(A) while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.(B) 14 At that time David was in the stronghold,(C) and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.(D) 15 David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!” 16 So the three mighty warriors broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured(E) it out before the Lord. 17 “Far be it from me, Lord, to do this!” he said. “Is it not the blood(F) of men who went at the risk of their lives?” And David would not drink it.
Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.
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