1 Chronicles 11:17
15 Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
16 At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
18 So the Three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
19 saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
- KJV
- And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, that is at the gate!
- WEB
- David longed, and said, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
- ASV
- And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!
- DARBY
- And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate!
- BLB
- And David longed and said, “Who will give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem, which [is] by the gate!”
- ÅB
- Så kom det en brå lyst over David, og han sa: Hvem lar meg få vann å drikke av den brønn som er ved porten i Betlehem?
- OTB
- David uttrykte et ønske og sa:
"Å, om noen ville gi meg vann å drikke fra brønnen i Betlehem,
som er ved porten!" - B1930
- Så kom det en brå lyst over David, og han sa: Hvem lar mig få vann å drikke av den brønn som er ved porten i Betlehem?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 4:14
But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
Read in contextJohn 4:10
Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
Read in contextIsaiah 12:3
With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,
Read in context2 Samuel 23:15–16
David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
Read in contextPsalms 63:1
O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
Read in contextPsalms 42:1–2
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
Read in contextNumbers 11:4–5
Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?
Read in contextPsalms 143:6
I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
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