1 Chronicles 11:17
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!In other versions
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!
ASV
And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of the water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem by the doorway into the town!
BBE
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!
DBY
David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
WEB
and David longeth, and saith, `Who doth give me to drink water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that `is' at the gate!'
YLT
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
ENG
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!
WBT
David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
BSB
In context
15Now 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.
16And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
17And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
18And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, 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.
19And 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.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- David