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.”
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth–lehem, which is by the gate!
And the three mighty men 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: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord.
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.
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.
Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
Counter-Arguments
The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.
Cross-References
“We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.”
“And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.”
“The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
“And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.”
“And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.”