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2 Samuel 23:17
New English Translation
2 Samuel 23:17
New English Translation
17 and said, “O Lord, I will not do this![a] It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going.”[b] So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.[c]
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- 2 Samuel 23:17 tn Heb “Far be it to me, O Lord, from doing this.”
- 2 Samuel 23:17 tn Heb “[Is it not] the blood of the men who were going with their lives?”
- 2 Samuel 23:17 tn Heb “These things the three warriors did.”
2 Samuel 23:17
New International Version
2 Samuel 23:17
New International Version
17 “Far be it from me, Lord, to do this!” he said. “Is it not the blood(A) of men who went at the risk of their lives?” And David would not drink it.
Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.
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