2 Samuel 23:17
And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
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Gill's Exposition
And he said, be it far from me, O Lord, that one should do this,.... Drink of the water these men had brought him:
is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? who risked…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
is not this the blood As the text stands, the sentence is simply an interrogative exclamation: The blood of the men …?But Sept., Vulg. and Chron. read: Shall I drink the blood …?The water fetched at…
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