1 CHRONICLES 11:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And the three brake 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 the Lord,”
The narrative account of David's refusal to drink the water and his dedication of it as an offering to the Lord demonstrates his spiritual awareness and his recognition that the water represented a precious gift from his God. The reference to David's refusal indicates his unwillingness to consume something obtained at such great personal cost to his warriors. The narrative indicates David's recognition that the warriors' heroic action merited recognition at a divine rather than personal level. The account demonstrates David's spiritual sensibility and his integration of the martial narrative with religious significance. The narrative illustrates David's capacity for recognizing divine purpose in human action and his willingness to subordinate personal desire to divine honor.
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