1 Chronicles 19:5

19:5 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

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]  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.

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