15And David longed, and said: O that some man would get me a drink of the water out of the cistern, that is in Bethlehem, by the gate.


In Context

12 He stood in the midst of the field, and defended it, and defeated the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great victory.

13 Moreover also before this the three who were princes among the thirty, went down and came to David in the harvest time into the cave of Odollam: and the camp of the Philistines was in the valley of the giants.

14 And David was then in a hold. and there was a garrison of the Philistines then in Bethlehem.

15 And David longed, and said: O that some man would get me a drink of the water out of the cistern, that is in Bethlehem, by the gate.

16 And the three valiant men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the cistern of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and brought it to David: but he would not drink, but offered it to the Lord,

17 Saying: The Lord be merciful to me, that I may not do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that went, and the peril of their lives? therefore he would not drink. These things did these three mighty men.

2 Samuel 23:15 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:15David longed for water and said, "Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!"

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:15And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which [is] by the gate!

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:15And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:15And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:15And David longed and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem which is by the gate!

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:15And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:15David longed, and said, |Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:15and David longeth and saith, 'Who doth give me a drink of the water of the well of Beth-Lehem, which is by the gate?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:15And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!