1 Chronicles 11:17
15 Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Beth-lehem.
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!
18 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,
19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
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 whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Read in contextJohn 4:10
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
Read in contextIsaiah 12:3
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Read in context2 Samuel 23:15–16
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!
Read in contextPsalms 63:1
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Read in contextPsalms 42:1–2
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Read in contextNumbers 11:4–5
And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
Read in contextPsalms 143:6
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
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