Verse 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.

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.
  • 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.”