And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
1 Chronicles 11:17 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, that is at the gate! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And David longingly said, Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate! American Standard Version (1901) 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! Common English Bible David had a craving and said, “If only someone could give me a drink of water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem.” Catholic Public Domain Version And then David desired and said, "O if only someone would give me water from the well of Bethlehem, which is at the gate!" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David longed, and said: O that some man would give me water of the cistern of Bethlehem, which is in the gate. |
And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
And the three 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: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the Lord,
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.