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1 Chronicles 11:18 — Meaning and Application
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" And the three brake through the host 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 David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD, "
1 Chronicles 11:18
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And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
And the three brake through the host 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 David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD,
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.
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.
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1 Chronicles 11:1
"Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh."
1 Chronicles 11:2
"And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel."
1 Chronicles 11:3
"Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel."
1 Chronicles 11:4
"And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land."
1 Chronicles 11:5
"And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David."
1 Chronicles 11:6
"And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went ➔ first up, and was chief."
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