2 Samuel 23:16-18

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁶ So the three elite warriors broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate. They took it and brought it to David, but he was not willing to drink it, so he poured it out to the Lord. ¹⁷ He said, “May I be cursed, Lord, if I would do this. This is the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives!” He would not drink it. These are the things the three elite warriors did.

¹⁸ Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was the leader of the Thirty.^[a] He wielded his spear against three hundred, all of whom were killed. His reputation equaled that of^[b] the Three.