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He said, “Be it far from me, LORD, that I should do this! Isn’t this the blood of the men who risked their lives to go?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

2 Samuel 23:17 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી2 શમુએલ ૨૩:૧૭
પછી તેણે કહ્યું, હે ઈશ્વર, જે માણસોએ પોતાના જીવ જોખમમાં નાખ્યા તેઓનું લોહી શા માટે પીઉં?” માટે તેણે તે પીવાની ના પાડી. અને કહ્યું હે ઈશ્વર, આ પાણી પીવાથી મને દૂર રાખો. આ સાહસ એ ત્રણ શૂરવીરોએ કર્યા હતાં.
हिन्दी2 शमूएल २३:१७
और कहा, “हे यहोवा, मुझसे ऐसा काम दूर रहे। क्या मैं उन मनुष्यों का लहू पीऊँ जो अपने प्राणों पर खेलकर गए थे?” इसलिए उसने उस पानी को पीने से इन्कार किया। इन तीन वीरों ने तो ये ही काम किए।

In context

15David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

16The three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David; but he would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD.

17He said, “Be it far from me, LORD, that I should do this! Isn’t this the blood of the men who risked their lives to go?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

18Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

19Wasn’t he most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he wasn’t included as one of the three.

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