2 Samuel 23:15
13 At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
14 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!”
16 So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
17 saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he 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, which is by the gate!
- WEB
- David said longingly, “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 craved and he 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
- Og David lengtet og sa, "Å, at noen ville bringe 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 contextPsalms 42:1–2
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
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 41:17
The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
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 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 contextJohn 7:37
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
Read in context