2 Samuel 23:15
13 And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
14 And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
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!
16 And the three mighty men 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: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
17 And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these 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 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 contextPsalms 42:1–2
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:3
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
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 41:17
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
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 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 contextJohn 7:37
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
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