2 Samuel 23:17

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and said,“O LORD, I will not do this! It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going.” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.

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  • Lev 17:10 : 10 Prohibition against Eating Blood“‘Any man from the house of Israel or from the resident foreigners who live in their midst who eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from the midst of his people,
  • Judg 5:18 : 18 The men of Zebulun were not concerned about their lives; Naphtali charged on to the battlefields.
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says,‘I really did say that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve me forever.’ But now the LORD says,‘May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!
  • 1 Sam 26:11 : 11 But may the LORD prevent me from extending my hand against the LORD’s chosen one! Now take the spear by Saul’s head and the jug of water, and let’s get out of here!”
  • 2 Sam 20:20 : 20 Joab answered,“Get serious! I don’t want to swallow up or destroy anything!
  • 1 Kgs 21:3 : 3 But Naboth replied to Ahab,“The LORD forbid that I should sell you my ancestral inheritance.”
  • 1 Chr 11:19 : 19 and said,“God forbid that I should do this! Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they risked their lives to bring it to him, he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.
  • Ps 72:14 : 14 From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives.
  • Matt 26:28 : 28 for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, that is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
  • Mark 14:24 : 24 He said to them,“This is my blood, the blood of the covenant, that is poured out for many.
  • John 6:52-54 : 52 Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another,“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53 Jesus said to them,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves. 54 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
  • 1 Cor 15:30 : 30 Why too are we in danger every hour?
  • Gen 9:4 : 4 But you must not eat meat with its life(that is, its blood) in it.
  • Gen 44:17 : 17 But Joseph said,“Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose hand the cup was found will become my slave, but the rest of you may go back to your father in peace.”

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    94%

    17David was thirsty and said,“How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate!”

    18So the three elite warriors broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate. They carried it back to David, but David refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the LORD

    19and said,“God forbid that I should do this! Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they risked their lives to bring it to him, he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.

    20Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three elite warriors. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame along with the three elite warriors.

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

    15David was thirsty and said,“How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate!”

    16So the three elite warriors broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate. They carried it back to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the LORD

  • 2 Sam 23:18-19
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    73%

    18Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was head of the three. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame among the three.

    19From the three he was given honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of the three.

  • 1 Sam 30:23
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    23But David said,“No! You shouldn’t do this, my brothers. Look at what the LORD has given us! He has protected us and has delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us.

  • 1 Sam 26:9-11
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    71%

    9But David said to Abishai,“Don’t kill him! Who can extend his hand against the LORD’s chosen one and remain guiltless?”

    10David went on to say,“As the LORD lives, the LORD himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be swept away.

    11But may the LORD prevent me from extending my hand against the LORD’s chosen one! Now take the spear by Saul’s head and the jug of water, and let’s get out of here!”

  • 1 Sam 23:2-3
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    2So David asked the LORD,“Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The LORD said to David,“Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”

    3But David’s men said to him,“We are afraid while we are still here in Judah! What will it be like if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”

  • 1 Sam 24:6
    70%

    6He said to his men,“May the LORD keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the LORD’s chosen one, by extending my hand against him. After all, he is the LORD’s chosen one.”

  • 2 Sam 23:22
    69%

    22Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who gained fame among the three elite warriors.

  • 2 Sam 3:35
    69%

    35Then all the people came and encouraged David to eat food while it was still day. But David took an oath saying,“God will punish me severely if I taste bread or anything whatsoever before the sun sets!”

  • 2 Sam 20:20
    68%

    20Joab answered,“Get serious! I don’t want to swallow up or destroy anything!

  • Judg 15:18
    68%

    18He was very thirsty, so he cried out to the LORD and said,“You have given your servant this great victory. But now must I die of thirst and fall into hands of these uncircumcised Philistines?”

  • 2 Sam 21:3
    68%

    3David said to the Gibeonites,“What can I do for you, and how can I make amends so that you will bless the LORD’s inheritance?”

  • Judg 7:6
    67%

    6Three hundred men lapped with their hands to their mouths; the rest of the men kneeled to drink water.

  • 1 Sam 26:16
    67%

    16This failure on your part isn’t good! As surely as the LORD lives, you people who have not protected your lord, the LORD’s chosen one, are as good as dead! Now look where the king’s spear and the jug of water that was by his head are!”

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    67%

    26David asked the men who were standing near him,“What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and frees Israel from this humiliation? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he defies the armies of the living God?”

    27The soldiers told him what had been promised, saying,“This is what will be done for the man who can strike him down.”

  • 2 Sam 23:13
    67%

    13At the time of the harvest three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the cave of Adullam. A band of Philistines was camped in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 30:15
    67%

    15David said to him,“Can you take us down to this raiding party?” He said,“Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to this raiding party.”

  • 1 Sam 25:11-12
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    67%

    11Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t even know where they came from!”

    12So David’s servants went on their way. When they had returned, they came and told David all these things.

  • 1 Sam 26:23
    67%

    23The LORD rewards each man for his integrity and loyalty. Even though today the LORD delivered you into my hand, I was not willing to extend my hand against the LORD’s chosen one.

  • 1 Chr 11:24
    67%

    24Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who gained fame along with the three elite warriors.

  • 2 Sam 4:11
    67%

    11Surely when wicked men have killed an innocent man as he slept in his own house, should I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth?”

  • 1 Kgs 2:32
    67%

    32May the LORD punish him for the blood he shed; behind my father David’s back he struck down and murdered with the sword two men who were more innocent and morally upright than he– Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

  • 1 Sam 22:17
    67%

    17Then the king said to the messengers who were stationed beside him,“Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, for they too have sided with David! They knew he was fleeing, but they did not inform me.” But the king’s servants refused to harm the priests of the LORD.

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    67%

    5He risked his life when he struck down the Philistine and the LORD gave all Israel a great victory. When you saw it, you were happy. So why would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death for no reason?”

  • 2 Sam 19:22
    66%

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  • 2 Sam 21:17
    66%

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  • 2 Sam 4:9
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    9David replied to Recab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite,“As surely as the LORD lives, who has delivered my life from all adversity,

  • 1 Chr 11:11
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