2 Samuel 23:13-17

An Act of Valor and Sacrifice

2 Samuel 23:13-17
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Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
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David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
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David longed, and said, “Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
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The three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but he would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD.
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He said, “Be it far from me, LORD, that I should do this! Isn’t it the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
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