17David longed for water and said, "Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!"


In Context

14 But they took their stand in the middle of the field. They defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the Lord brought about a great victory.

15 Three of the thirty chiefs came down to David to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

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

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

18 So the Three broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out before the Lord .

19 "God forbid that I should do this!" he said. "Should I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives?" Because they risked their lives to bring it back, David would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.

1st Chronicles 11:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:17And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that [is] at the gate!

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:17And David longed, and said: O that some man would give me water of the cistern of Bethlehem, which is in the gate.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:17And 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

11:17And 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

11:17And 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

11:17And 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!

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:17David 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

11:17and David longeth, and saith, 'Who doth give me to drink water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that is at the gate!'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:17And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!