2 Samuel 23:15
“And Dauid longed, and said, Oh that one would giue mee drinke of the water of the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate.”
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2 Samuel 23:15 Context
13And three of the thirtie chiefe went downe and came to Dauid in the haruest time, vnto the caue of Adullam: and the troupe of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. 14And Dauid was then in an holde, and the garison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 15And Dauid longed, and said, Oh that one would giue mee drinke of the water of the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate. 16And the three mightie men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the Well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and tooke it, and brought it to Dauid: neuerthelesse he would not drinke thereof, but powred it out vnto the Lord. 17And he said, Be it farre from me, O Lord, that I should doe this: is not this the blood of the men that went in ieopardie of their liues? therefore he would not drinke it. These things did these three mightie men.
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Other Translations for 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!
- King James Version
David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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!
- American Standard Version (1901)
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!
- Basic English Bible
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!
- Darby Bible
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!
- Webster's Bible
David longed, and said, "Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"
- World English Bible
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?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
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!'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Samuel 23:15
23:15 Said - Being hot and thirsty, he expresses how acceptable a draught of that water would be to him; but was far from desiring, or expecting that any of his men should hazard their lives to procure it.