2 Samuel 23:17

23:17 and said, “O Lord, I will not do this! ¹  It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going.” ²  So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors. ³ 

2 Samuel 24:10

24:10 David felt guilty ⁴  after he had numbered the army. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, O Lord, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

[23:17]  ¹ tn Heb “Far be it to me, O Lord, from doing this.”

[23:17]  ² tn Heb “[Is it not] the blood of the men who were going with their lives?”

[23:17]  ³ tn Heb “These things the three warriors did.”

[24:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the heart of David struck him.”