World English Bible
"David longed, and said, "Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!""
— 2 Samuel 23:15, World English Bible
“And 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!”
“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! ”
“David was thirsty and said,“How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate!””
“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.”
“And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town!”
“And 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!”
But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh worked a great victory.
Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
David longed, and said, "Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"
The three mighty men broke through the army 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 he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh.
He said, "Be it far from me, Yahweh, that I should do this! Isn't it the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.