1 Tawarikh 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 Tawarikh 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 

1 Tawarikh 11:2

11:2 In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general. ⁶  The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’”

1 Samuel 23:17-19

23:17 He said to him, “Don’t be afraid! For the hand of my father Saul cannot find you. You will rule over Israel, and I will be your second in command. Even my father Saul realizes this.” 23:18 When the two of them had made a covenant before the Lord, David stayed on at Horesh, but Jonathan went to his house.

23:19 Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Isn’t David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon?

1 Samuel 23:23

23:23 Locate precisely all the places where he hides and return to me with dependable information. ⁷  Then I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will find him ⁸  among all the thousands of Judah.”

[11:19]  ¹ tn Heb “Far be it to me from my God from doing this.”

[11:19]  ² tn Heb “with their lives.” The same expression occurs later in this verse.

[11:19]  ³ tn Heb “These things the three warriors did.”

[11:21]  ⁴ tn Or “more than.”

[11:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “of the three.”

[11:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “you were the one who led out and the one who brought in Israel.”

[23:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “established.”

[23:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “I will search him out.”