2 Samuel 23:15

God's Word

When David became thirsty, he said, “I wish I could have a drink of water from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem.”

Cross References

Genesis 35:19

Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

2 Samuel 23:16

So the three fighting men burst into the Philistine camp and drew water from the well. They brought it to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it out ⌞as an offering⌟ to the Lord and said,

1 Chronicles 11:17

David was thirsty and said, “I wish I could have a drink of water from the cistern at the city gate of Bethlehem.”

Psalm 119:81

My soul is weak from waiting for you to save me. My hope is based on your word.

Psalm 63:1

O God, you are my God. At dawn I search for you. My soul thirsts for you. My body longs for you in a dry, parched land where there is no water.

Isaiah 41:17

“The poor and needy are looking for water, but there is none. Their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.

Isaiah 44:3

I will pour water on thirsty ground and rain on dry land. I will pour my Spirit on your offspring and my blessing on your descendants.

John 4:10

Jesus replied to her, “If you only knew what God’s gift is and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked him for a drink. He would have given you living water.”

John 4:14

But those who drink the water that I will give them will never become thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give them will become in them a spring that gushes up to eternal life.”

John 7:37

On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus was standing ⌞in the temple courtyard⌟. He said loudly, “Whoever is thirsty must come to me to drink.