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1 Chronicles 11:17 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 11 · verse 17 · King James Version
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!1 Chronicles 11:17 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 11:17 in context
15Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
16And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Bethlehem.
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!
18And the three brake through the host 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 David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD,
19And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
Key words (Strong's)
- BethlehemBêyth LechemBeth-Lechem, a place in PalestineH1035 →
- longedʼâvâhto wish forH183 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- drinkshâqâhto quaffH8248 →
- watermayimwaterH4325 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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