1 Chronicles 11:19 (WEB)
and said, “My God forbid me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?” For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
Fathers and councils · 2
“With regard to this what was done by King David recurs to my mind, who, when the longed for water from the cistern of Bethlehem, which was wedged in by the enemy, had been brought him by obedient soldiers, said, God forbid that I should drink the blood of righteous men (1 Chron. xi. 19).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“And he, who to his guilt previously feared not that the blood of dying soldiers should be shed, afterwards considered that, were he to drink the water, he would have shed the blood of living soldiers, saying, Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy (1 Chron. xi. 19)?” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 13
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Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.57.
Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.57.
Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.57.
Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.57.
Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.57.
Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.57.
Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.57.
Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.57.
Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.57.
Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.57.
Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.57.
Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.57.
Parallel passages
2 Samuel 23:17 and 1 Chronicles 11:19 share the same wording (22 words).
