1 Chronicles 19:5
Context19:5 Messengers 1 came and told David what had happened to the men, so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho 2 until your beards grow again; then you may come back.”
1 Chronicles 11:19
Context11:19 and said, “God forbid that I should do this! 3 Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” 4 Because they risked their lives to bring it to him, he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors. 5


[19:5] 1 tn Heb “they.” The logical referent, though not specified in the Hebrew text, has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
[19:5] 2 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
[11:19] 3 tn Heb “Far be it to me from my God from doing this.”
[11:19] 4 tn Heb “with their lives.” The same expression occurs later in this verse.