2 Samuel 23:17

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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.

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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 you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his peop.
  • Judg 5:18 : 18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
  • 1 Sam 26:11 : 11 The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, 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, The LORD 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 thing: 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 these three mightiest.
  • Ps 72:14 : 14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
  • Matt 26:28 : 28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
  • Mark 14:24 : 24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
  • John 6:52-54 : 52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 53 Then Jesus 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 no life in you. 54 Whoso 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 And why stand we 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, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, t you up in peace unto your father.

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    4 verses
    94%

    17And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, that is at 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 of it, but poured it out to the LORD,

    19And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: 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 these three mightiest.

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

  • 2 Sam 23:15-16
    2 verses
    89%

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

    16And the three mighty men 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: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.

  • 2 Sam 23:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    18And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.

    19Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.

  • 1 Sam 30:23
    72%

    23Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

  • 1 Sam 26:9-11
    3 verses
    71%

    9And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?

    10David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

    11The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

  • 1 Sam 23:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

    3And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

  • 1 Sam 24:6
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    6And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.

  • 2 Sam 23:22
    69%

    22These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.

  • 2 Sam 3:35
    69%

    35And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.

  • 2 Sam 20:20
    68%

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

  • Judg 15:18
    68%

    18And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?

  • 2 Sam 21:3
    68%

    3Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?

  • Judg 7:6
    67%

    6And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.

  • 1 Sam 26:16
    67%

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

  • 1 Sam 17:26-27
    2 verses
    67%

    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?

    27And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.

  • 2 Sam 23:13
    67%

    13And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 30:15
    67%

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

  • 1 Sam 25:11-12
    2 verses
    67%

    11Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?

    12So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.

  • 1 Sam 26:23
    67%

    23The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed.

  • 1 Chr 11:24
    67%

    24These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.

  • 2 Sam 4:11
    67%

    11How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

  • 1 Kgs 2:32
    67%

    32And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

  • 1 Sam 22:17
    67%

    17And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 19:5
    67%

    5For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

  • 2 Sam 19:22
    66%

    22And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?

  • 2 Sam 21:17
    66%

    17But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 4:9
    66%

    9And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

  • 1 Chr 11:11
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    11And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.

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    16And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.

  • 2 Sam 3:28
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    28And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

  • 1 Sam 22:15
    66%

    15Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

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    18Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

  • 2 Kgs 3:23
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    23And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.

  • 1 Kgs 13:16-17
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    16And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:

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    66%

    14And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?

  • 1 Chr 12:17
    66%

    17And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

  • 1 Sam 30:11
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    11And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

  • 1 Sam 23:12
    65%

    12Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.

  • 2 Sam 11:11
    65%

    11And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.