1 Chronicles 11:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁷ David was extremely thirsty  and said, ‘If only someone would bring me water to drink from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem! ’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ 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)

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ And David longed, and said: O that some man would give me water of the cistern of Bethlehem, which is in the gate.

1 Chronicles 11:17 Tagairtí Cros

1 Chronicles 11:16

At that time David was in the stronghold,  and a Philistine garrison  was at Bethlehem.

1 Chronicles 11:18

So the Three broke through to the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the Lord.

Isaiah 12:3

You will joyfully draw water from the springs of salvation,

John 4:10

Jesus answered, ‘If you knew the gift of God,   and who is saying to you, “Give me a drink,” you would ask him, and he would give you living water.’

John 4:14

But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again.   In fact, the water I will give him will become a well   , of water springing up in him for eternal life.’