2 Samuel 23:17
17 And he said, “Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this! Is this not qthe blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it.
These things were done by the three mighty men.
2 Samuel 23:17 — The New International Version (NIV)
17 “Far be it from me, Lord, to do this!” he said. “Is it not the blood of men who went at the risk of their lives?” And David would not drink it.
Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.
2 Samuel 23:17 — English Standard Version (ESV)
17 and said, “Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.
2 Samuel 23:17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
2 Samuel 23:17 — New Living Translation (NLT)
17 “The Lord forbid that I should drink this!” he exclaimed. “This water is as precious as the blood of these men who risked their lives to bring it to me.” So David did not drink it. These are examples of the exploits of the Three.
2 Samuel 23:17 — New Century Version (NCV)
17 saying, “May the Lord keep me from drinking this water! It would be like drinking the blood of the men who risked their lives!” So David refused to drink it. These were the brave things that the three warriors did.
2 Samuel 23:17 — American Standard Version (ASV)
17 And he said, Be it far from me, O Jehovah, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
2 Samuel 23:17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
17 And he said, Be it far from me, Jehovah, that I should do this thing! is it not the blood of the men that went at the risk of their lives? Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
2 Samuel 23:17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
17 “It’s unthinkable that I would do this, Lord. This is the blood of men who risked their lives!” So he refused to drink it.
These are the things which the three fighting men did.
2 Samuel 23:17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
17 David said, “Lord, I would never do such a thing! Is this not the blood of men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.
2 Samuel 23:17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
17 for he said, “The Lord forbid that I should do this. Can I drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three warriors did these things.
2 Samuel 23:17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
17 He said, “Far be it from me before Yahweh that I should do this. Is this not the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” So he was not willing to drink it. These things the three mighty warriors did.
2 Samuel 23:17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
17 “Lord, I would never drink that water!” David said. “It stands for the blood of these men. They put their lives in danger by going to Bethlehem to get it.” So David wouldn’t drink it.
Those were some of the brave things the three mighty men did.
2 Samuel 23:17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
17 and he said, “Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.