2 Samuel 23:17 meaning and explanation
saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
2 Samuel 23:17, Berean Standard Bible
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David is hiding in the stronghold of Adullam while a Philistine garrison holds Bethlehem, his boyhood town. When he idly wishes aloud for a drink from its well, three of his mighty men break through the enemy camp to fetch it.
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