Verse 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.

Referenced Verses

  • 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.
  • Judg 9:17 : 17 my father fought for you; he risked his life and delivered you from Midian’s power.
  • 1 Sam 19:5 : 5 He 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 23:17 : 17 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.
  • 1 Kgs 21:3 : 3 But Naboth replied to Ahab,“The LORD forbid that I should sell you my ancestral inheritance.”
  • Job 31:31 : 31 if the members of my household have never said,‘If only there were someone who has not been satisfied from Job’s meat!’–
  • Ps 72:14 : 14 From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives.
  • Mark 14:24 : 24 He said to them,“This is my blood, the blood of the covenant, that is poured out for many.
  • John 6:55 : 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
  • Rom 6:1-2 : 1 The Believer’s Freedom from Sin’s Domination What shall we say then? Are we to remain in sin so that grace may increase? 2 Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
  • Rom 16:4 : 4 who risked their own necks for my life. Not only I, but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
  • 1 Cor 15:30 : 30 Why too are we in danger every hour?