'Blood' in the Bible

All Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.

David said, “I would never do such a thing in the presence of God! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” For they brought it at the risk of their lives. So he would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.

but the word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.

but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’