2Sa 23:17 | NETfull | 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! ^{▼▼ 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.” ^{▼▼ 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. ^{▼▼ Heb “These things the three warriors did.”}