2 Samuel 23:15

Good News Translation

David grew homesick and said, “How I wish someone would bring me a drink of water from the well by the gate at Bethlehem!”

Cross References

Genesis 35:19

When Rachel died, she was buried beside the road to Ephrath, now known as Bethlehem.

2 Samuel 23:16

The three famous soldiers forced their way through the Philistine camp, drew some water from the well, and brought it back to David. But he would not drink it; instead he poured it out as an offering to the Lord

1 Chronicles 11:17

David got homesick and said, “How I wish someone would bring me a drink of water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem!”

Psalm 119:81

I am worn out, Lord, waiting for you to save me; I place my trust in your word.

Psalm 63:1

O God, you are my God, and I long for you. My whole being desires you; like a dry, worn-out, and waterless land, my soul is thirsty for you.

Isaiah 41:17

“When my people in their need look for water, when their throats are dry with thirst, then I, the Lord, will answer their prayer; I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them.

Isaiah 44:3

“I will give water to the thirsty land and make streams flow on the dry ground. I will pour out my spirit on your children and my blessing on your descendants.

John 4:10

Jesus answered, “If you only knew what God gives and who it is that is asking you for a drink, you would ask him, and he would give you life-giving water.”

John 4:14

but those who drink the water that I will give them will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give them will become in them a spring which will provide them with life-giving water and give them eternal life.”

John 7:37

On the last and most important day of the festival Jesus stood up and said in a loud voice, “Whoever is thirsty should come to me, and