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The three broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,
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A Sacrifice, Not a Rejection
When David poured out the water, it was not an act of waste but of worship. Commentators explain he offered it as a libation, or drink-offering, to God. Recognizing the water was obtained at the risk of his men's lives, he felt it was too sacred for him to drink and belonged to God alone.
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1 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
Brake through the host. —Not the main army, but the outpost in front of Bethlehem. There were heroes before Agamemnon, an…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 11:1)
Presbyterian
An account is given of David's champions, the great men who served him. Yet David attributed his success not to the mighty men who were with him, b…
