1 Chronicles 19:5

Context
19:5 Messengers¹ 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 Jericho² until your beards grow again; then you may come back.”

1 Chronicles 11:19

Context
11:19 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] ¹tn Heb “they.” The logical referent, though not specified in the Hebrew text, has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[19:5] ²map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[11:19] ³tn Heb “Far be it to me from my God from doing this.”

[11:19] ⁴tn Heb “with their lives.” The same expression occurs later in this verse.

[11:19] ⁵tn Heb “These things the three warriors did.”