1 Chronicles 11:17
King James Version (KJV)
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!
In context
15 Now 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.
16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Beth-lehem.
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!
18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, 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,
19 And 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.
1 Chronicles 11:17 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- 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!
- WEB World English Bible
- David longed, and said, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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!
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and David longeth, and saith, 'Who doth give me to drink water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that [is] at the gate!'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And 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!
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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!