So the threebrokethroughthe campof the Philistinesand drewwaterfrom the wellof Bethlehemwhich[was] by the gate,and took[it] and brought[it] to David;nevertheless Davidwouldnot drinkit, but pouredit out to the LORD;
So the threemightymenbrokethroughthe campof the Philistines,and drewwaterfrom the wellof Bethlehemwhichwas by the gate,and took[it] and brought[it] to David.Nevertheless he wouldnot drinkit, but pouredit out to the LORD;
Davidhada cravingand said,"Ohthat someonewould giveme waterto drinkfrom the wellof Bethlehem,whichis by the gate!"
and he said,"Be it farfrom me beforemy Godthat I should dothis.Shall I drinkthe bloodof thesemen[who went] at the risk of their lives?For at the risk of their livesthey broughtit." Therefore he wouldnot drinkit. Thesethingsthe threemightymendid.
"Putme like a sealoveryour heart,Like a sealon your arm.For loveis as strongas death,Jealousyis as severeas Sheol;Its flashesare flashesof fire,The [very] flameof the LORD.
"But I do not considermy lifeof anyaccountas dearto myself,sothat I may finishmy courseand the ministrywhichI receivedfrom the LordJesus,to testify solemnlyof the gospelof the graceof God.
ThenPaulanswered,"Whatare you doing,weepingand breakingmy heart?For I amreadynot onlyto be bound,but evento dieat Jerusalemfor the nameof the LordJesus."
"For he tookhis lifein his handand struckthe Philistine,and the LORDbroughtabouta greatdeliverancefor allIsrael;you saw[it] and rejoiced.Whythen will you sinagainst innocentbloodby puttingDavidto deathwithouta cause?"
They gatheredto Mizpah,and drewwaterand pouredit out beforethe LORD,and fastedon that dayand saidthere,"We have sinnedagainst the LORD."And Samueljudgedthe sonsof Israelat Mizpah.
