2 Samuel 23:17

American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Be it far from me, O Jehovah, that I should do this: [shall I drink] the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

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  • Lev 17:10 : 10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that eateth any manner of blood, I will set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
  • Judg 5:18 : 18 Zebulun was a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death, And Naphtali, upon the high places of the field.
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore Jehovah, the God of Israel, saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
  • 1 Sam 26:11 : 11 Jehovah forbid that I should put forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed: but now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
  • 2 Sam 20:20 : 20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
  • 1 Kgs 21:3 : 3 And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
  • 1 Chr 11:19 : 19 and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with [the jeopardy of] their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
  • Ps 72:14 : 14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:
  • Matt 26:28 : 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins.
  • Mark 14:24 : 24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
  • John 6:52-54 : 52 The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 53 Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves. 54 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
  • 1 Cor 15:30 : 30 Why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour?
  • Gen 9:4 : 4 But flesh with the life thereof, [which is] the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
  • Gen 44:17 : 17 And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

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    17And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!

    18And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah,

    19and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with [the jeopardy of] their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

    20And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

  • 2 Sam 23:15-16
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    89%

    15And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!

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  • 2 Sam 23:18-19
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    18And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

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  • 1 Sam 30:23
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    23Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which Jehovah hath given unto us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.

  • 1 Sam 26:9-11
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  • 1 Sam 23:2-3
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    22These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

  • 2 Sam 3:35
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    35And all the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David sware, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or aught else, till the sun be down.

  • 2 Sam 20:20
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    20And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

  • Judg 15:18
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    18And he was sore athirst, and called on Jehovah, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant; and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised.

  • 2 Sam 21:3
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    3and David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of Jehovah?

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    16This thing is not good that thou hast done. As Jehovah liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept watch over your lord, Jehovah's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his head.

  • 1 Sam 17:26-27
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    26And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

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  • 1 Sam 30:15
    67%

    15And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.

  • 1 Sam 25:11-12
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    11Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men of whom I know not whence they are?

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  • 1 Sam 26:23
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  • 1 Chr 11:24
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