Verse 17
2 Samuel 23:17
Geneva Bible
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And said, O Lord, be it farre from me, that I should doe this. Is not this the blood of the men that went in ieopardie of their liues? therefore he woulde not drinke it. These things did these three mightie men.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֡אמֶר חָלִילָ/ה֩ לִּ֨/י יְהוָ֜ה מֵ/עֲשֹׂ֣תִ/י זֹ֗את הֲ/דַ֤ם הָֽ/אֲנָשִׁים֙ הַ/הֹלְכִ֣ים בְּ/נַפְשׁוֹתָ֔/ם וְ/לֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לִ/שְׁתּוֹתָ֑/ם אֵ֣לֶּה עָשׂ֔וּ שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת הַ/גִּבֹּרִֽים
English Translation
And he said, "Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this; the blood of the men who go at risk to save their lives, and I would not be willing to drink it." These they did for the three mighty men.
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Chapter 23 Context
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The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his worde was in my tongue.
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The God (Elohim) of Israel spake to me, ye strength of Israel saide, Thou shalt beare rule ouer men,...
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Euen as the morning light when the sunne riseth, the morning, I say, without cloudes, so shall mine...
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For so shall not mine house be with God (Elohim): for he hath made with me an euerlasting couenant,...
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But the wicked shalbe euery one as thornes thrust away, because they can not be taken with handes.
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But the man that shall touch them, must be defensed with yron, or with the shaft of a speare: and th...
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These be the names of the mightie men whome Dauid had. He that sate in the seate of wisedome, being...
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He arose and smote the Philistims vntill his hande was wearie, and his hande claue vnto the sworde:...
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After him was Shammah the sonne of Age the Hararite: for the Philistims assembled at a towne, where...
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But he stoode in the middes of the fielde, and defended it, and slewe the Philistims: so the Lord ga...
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Afterward three of the thirtie captaines went downe, and came to Dauid in the haruest time vnto the...
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And Dauid was then in an holde, and the garison of ye Philistims was then in Beth-lehem.
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And Dauid longed, and said, Oh, that one would giue me to drinke of the water of the well of Beth-le...
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The the three mightie brake into the host of the Philistims, and drew water out of the well of Beth-...
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And said, O Lord, be it farre from me, that I should doe this. Is not this the blood of the men that...
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For he was most excellent of the three, and was their captaine, but he attained not vnto the first t...
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And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada the sonne of a valiant man, which had done many actes, and was of...
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And he slewe an Egyptian a man of great stature, and the Egyptian had a speare in his hande: but he...
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These things did Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and had the name among the three worthies.
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He was honourable among thirtie, but he atteined not to the first three: and Dauid made him of his c...
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Shammah the Harodite: Elika ye Harodite:
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Helez the Paltite: Ira the sonne of Ikkesh the Tekoite:
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Abiezer the Anethothite: Mebunnai the Husathite:
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Zalmon an Ahohite: Maharai the Netophathite:
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Heleb the sonne of Baanah a Netophathite: Ittai the sonne of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Beni...
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Benaiah the Pirathonite: Hiddai of the riuer of Gaash:
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Abi-albon the Arbathite: Azmaueth the Barhumite:
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Elihaba the Shaalbonite: of the sonnes of Iashen, Ionathan:
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Shammah the Hararite: Ahiam the sonne of Sharar the Hamrite:
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Eliphelet the sonne of Ahasbai the sonne of Maachathi: Eliam the sonne of Ahithophel the Gilonite:
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Hezrai the Carmelite: Paarai the Arbite:
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Igal the sonne of Nathan of Zobah: Bani the Gadite:
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Zelek the Ammonite: Naharai the Becrothite, the armour bearer of Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah:
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Ira the Ithrite: Gareb the Ithrite:
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Uriiah the Hittite, thirtie and seuen in all.
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