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1 Chronicles 11:19

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 11:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with [the jeopardy of] their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with [the jeopardy of] their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
1 Chronicles 11:19 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
17And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!
18And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah,
19and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with [the jeopardy of] their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
20And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.
21Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: howbeit he attained not to the [first] three.
22Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two [sons of] Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Shall I drink the blood, &c. - It put him into the utmost confusion, to think three brave men should hazard their lives, to fetch water for him. In his account, it turns the water into blood. It is to the honour of great men, not to be prodigal of the blood of those they employ. 1 Chronicles 11:21”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“My God: Sa2 23:17; Kg1 21:3; Rom 6:1, Rom 6:2 shall I: Lev 17:10; Job 31:31; Psa 72:14; Mar 14:24; Joh 6:55 that have put their lives: Heb. with their lives, Rom 16:4 in jeopardy: Jdg 5:18, Jdg 9:17; Sa1 19:5; Co1 15:30 These: Ch1 11:12 1 Chronicles 11:20”
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