1 Chronicles 11:19

11:19 and said, “God forbid that I should do this! ¹  Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” ²  Because they risked their lives to bring it to him, he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors. ³ 

1 Chronicles 11:21

11:21 From ⁴  the three he was given double honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of them. ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “Far be it to me from my God from doing this.”

² tn Heb “with their lives.” The same expression occurs later in this verse.

³ tn Heb “These things the three warriors did.”

⁴ tn Or “more than.”

⁵ tn Heb “of the three.”