1 Chronicles 11:19 — Bible Verse (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 11:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 11:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 11:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and said, “My God forbid me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?” For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.”
1 Chronicles 11:19 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 11:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 11:19 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 11:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and saith, `Far be it from me, by my God, to do this; the blood of these men do I drink with their lives? for with their lives they have brought it;' and he was not willing to drink it; these <FI>things<Fi> did the three mighty ones.”
1 Chronicles 11:19 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 11:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, MyGod forbid it me, that I should do this thing! should 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 did the three mighty men. ”
1 Chronicles 11:19 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 11:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And said, Let not my God suffer me to do this: should I drinke the blood of these mens liues? for they haue brought it with the ieopardie of their liues: therefore he would not drinke it: these things did these three mightie men.”
1 Chronicles 11:19 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 11:19 in Context — 1 Chronicles 11
17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth–lehem, that is at the gate!
18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth–lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the Lord,
19 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.
20 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.
21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
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What Does 1 Chronicles 11:19 Mean?
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