At that time, David was in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.
1 Chronicles 11:17 - Tree of Life Version David had a craving and said, “If only someone would give me water to drink from the cistern by the gate in Bethlehem!” 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. |
At that time, David was in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.
So the three broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the cistern by the gate in Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But David refused to drink it. He poured it out to Adonai
I spread forth my hands to You. My soul longs for You as a parched land. Selah
Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine, Ephraim is a helmet for my head, Judah is my scepter.
Yeshua replied to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never be thirsty. The water that I give him will become a fountain of water within him, springing up to eternal life!”