2Sa 23:17 | NET2full | STEP | and said , “O Lord , I will not do this ! It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going .” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors .

‏ 2 Samuel 23:17

17 and said, “O Lord, I will not do this! ^{▼▼tn Heb “Far be it to me, O Lord, from doing this.”} It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going.” ^{▼▼tn Heb “[Is it not] the blood of the men who were going with their lives?”} So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors. ^{▼▼tn Heb “These things the three warriors did.”}