17 And then David desired and said, 'O if only someone would give me water from the well of Bethlehem, which is at the gate!'
18 Therefore, these three broke through to the midst of the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water from the well of Bethlehem, which was at the gate. And they took it to David, so that he might drink. But he was not willing; and instead, he offered it as a libation to the Lord,
19 saying: 'Far be it from me, that I would do this in the sight of my God, and that I would drink the blood of these men. For at the peril of their own lives, they brought the water to me.' And for this reason, he was not willing to drink. The three most powerful accomplished these things.
20 Also, Abishai, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred, who were wounded. And he was most renowned among the three,
21 and he was famous among the second three and their leader. Yet truly, he did not reach as far as the first three.
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