2 Samuel 23:15
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by 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 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 a drink of the water of the well of Beth-Lehem, which `is' by the gate?'
YLT
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
ENG
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!
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
13And 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.
14And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
15And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
16And the three mighty men 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: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
17And 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.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- David