2 Samuel 23:17 · WEB
“He said, "Be it far from me, Yahweh, that I should do this! Isn't it the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.”
— 2 Samuel 23:17
Speaker
David
Era
Kingdom (~1000 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
narrative
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
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