2 Samuel 23:17
“And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he said, be it far from me, O Lord, that one should do this,.... Drink of the water these men had brought him:
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Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
is not this the blood As the text stands, the sentence is simply an interrogative exclamation: The blood of the men…
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