1 Chronicles 11:19,21
1 Chronicles 11:19 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
and said, “Far be it from me before my God that I should do this. Shall I drink the lifeblood of these men? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.” Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
1 Chronicles 11:21 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three.
1 Chronicles 11:15-19 The Message (MSG)
The Big Three from the Thirty made a rocky descent to David at the Cave of Adullam while a company of Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim. David was holed up in the Cave while the Philistines were prepared for battle at Bethlehem. David had a sudden craving: “What I wouldn’t give for a drink of water from the well in Bethlehem, the one at the gate!” The Three penetrated the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the Bethlehem gate, shouldered it, and brought it to David. And then David wouldn’t drink it! He poured it out as a sacred offering to GOD, saying, “I’d rather be damned by God than drink this! It would be like drinking the lifeblood of these men—they risked their lives to bring it.” So he refused to drink it. These are the kinds of things that the Big Three of the Mighty Men did.
1 Chronicles 11:20-21 The Message (MSG)
Abishai brother of Joab was the chief of the Thirty. Singlehandedly he fought three hundred men, and killed the lot, but he never made it into the circle of the Three. He was highly honored by the Thirty—he was their chief—still, he didn’t measure up to the Three.
1 Chronicles 11:19 King James Version (KJV)
and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: 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 these three mightiest.
1 Chronicles 11:21 King James Version (KJV)
Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
1 Chronicles 11:19 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
and he said, “Be it far from me before my God that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.” Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.
1 Chronicles 11:21 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Of the three in the second rank he was the most honored and became their commander; however, he did not attain to the first three.
1 Chronicles 11:19 New Century Version (NCV)
saying, “May God keep me from drinking this water! It would be like drinking the blood of the men who risked their lives to bring it to me!” So David refused to drink it. These were the brave things that the three warriors did.
1 Chronicles 11:21 New Century Version (NCV)
and was more honored than the Three. He became their commander even though he was not one of them.
1 Chronicles 11:19 American Standard Version (ASV)
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 11:21 American Standard Version (ASV)
Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
1 Chronicles 11:19 New International Version (NIV)
“God forbid that I should do this!” he said. “Should I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives?” Because they risked their lives to bring it back, David would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.
1 Chronicles 11:21 New International Version (NIV)
He was doubly honored above the Three and became their commander, even though he was not included among them.
1 Chronicles 11:19 New King James Version (NKJV)
And he said, “Far be it from me, O my God, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.” Therefore he would not drink it. These things were done by the three mighty men.
I Chronicles 11:21 New King James Version (NKJV)
Of the three he was more honored than the other two men. Therefore he became their captain. However he did not attain to the first three.
1 Chronicles 11:19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
and he said, “Far be it from me before my God that I would do this thing! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? For they brought it at the risk of their lives.” So he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.
1 Chronicles 11:21 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Of the three in the second [rank] he was the most honored and became their captain; however, he did not attain to the first three [Jashobeam, Eleazar, and Shammah].