1 Chronicles 11:18KJV

Protestant Bible · KJV · Verse 18 of 47

"And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that by the gate, and took , and brought to David: but David would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD,"
1 Chronicles 11:18

In context

16And David then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison then at Bethlehem.

17And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that at the gate!

18And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that by the gate, and took , and brought to David: but David would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD,

19And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.

20And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew , and had a name among the three.

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