17<\/strong>. is not this the blood<\/em> ] As the text stands, the sentence is simply an interrogative exclamation: The blood of the men ?<\/em> But Sept., Vulg. and Chron. read: Shall I drink the blood ?<\/em> The water fetched at the risk of his comrades’ lives seemed to him the very blood in which the life resides (Lev 17:10-11<\/span>).<\/p>\n Better as in 1Ch 11:19<\/span>.<\/P> <\/p>\n Is not this the blood of the men, <\/B>i.e. the price of their blood or lives, which they rashly exposed to manifest hazard? <\/P> These things did these three mighty men; <\/B>either one of these three are here omitted, as one of the first three is not named, 1Ch 11<\/span>; or Abishai, who follows next, was one of these three. <\/P> <\/p>\n And he said, be it far from me, O Lord, that one should do this<\/strong>,…. Drink of the water these men had brought him:<\/p>\n [is not this] the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives<\/strong>? who risked the shedding of their blood, and went in danger of their lives to get it:<\/p>\n therefore he would not drink it<\/strong>: some compare with this the story of Alexander d to whom a vessel of water was offered when in extreme thirst, which he refused, because he could not bear to drink it alone, and so small a quantity could not be divided among all about him; but the reasons are not the same:<\/p>\n these things did these three mighty men<\/strong>; which made them very famous.<\/p>\n d Curt. Hist. l. 7. c. 5.<\/p>\n (17) Is not this the blood . . .?<\/strong>The Hebrew here is simply an interrogative exclamation, the blood of the men? but in 1Ch. 11:19<\/span> the text reads, Shall I drink the blood of these men? &c., and so the LXX. and Vulg. translate here. To David the water gained only at the risk of life, seemed the very blood in which the life resides (Lev. 17:10-11<\/span>).<\/p>\n These three.<\/strong>Rather, the three. 17<\/strong>. <\/strong> Be it far from me <\/strong> The tender hearted chieftain felt that it would be like drinking the blood of his men. The event shows both the affection and devotion of David’s soldiers for their leader, and his tenderness towards them.<\/p>\n 2Sa 23:17 And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: [is not this] the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.<\/p>\n Ver. 17. Is not this the blood of the men?<\/strong> ] So, say we; Is not this the blood of the souls of our servants whom we keep from the ordinances, for our pleasure? It is reported of Dr Chatterton, master of Emmanuel College, that he was married fifty-three years, and yet in all that time he never kept any of his servants from church to prepare his dinner. a<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> Mr Clark, in his life.<\/p>\n is not this. ? Supply instead “shall I drink? “men. Hebrew. ‘nosh. App-14. <\/p>\n in jeopardy of their lives = with their lives [in their hands]. <\/p>\n lives = souls. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. “Soul “put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for “blood”, which is another name for it. Compare Gen 9:4. Lev 17:11. Deu 12:23. App-13. <\/p>\n Be it far: 2Sa 20:20, Gen 44:17, 1Sa 2:30, 1Sa 26:11, 1Ki 21:3, 1Ch 11:19 <\/p>\n the blood: Gen 9:4, Lev 17:10, Psa 72:14, Mat 26:28, Mar 14:24, Joh 6:52-54 <\/p>\n jeopardy: Jdg 5:18, 1Co 15:30 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 2Sa 15:14 – and smite 1Ch 11:12 – the three Lam 5:9 – General<\/p>\n 2Sa 23:17. He said, Far be it from me He looked upon it no longer as water, but as the blood of those men who fetched it with the peril of their lives; and the blood of every thing belonged to the Lord, and therefore he poured it out before him. If the generosity of Davids worthies was great, Davids generosity was no less so. Such actions as these dignify human nature, and manifest an excellence and grandeur which one should not otherwise think it capable of. These things did these three They all joined in this hazardous exploit. But now follows what they did singly.<\/p>\n And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: [is not this] the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. 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