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1 Chronicles 11:17

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 11:17 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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!” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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!
1 Chronicles 11:17 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14And they stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah saved them by a great victory.
15And three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
16And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
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!
18And 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 thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah,
19and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: 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 the three mighty men.
20And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“longed: Num 11:4, Num 11:5; Sa2 23:15, Sa2 23:16; Psa 143:6 of the water: Psa 42:1, Psa 42:2, Psa 63:1; Isa 12:3; Joh 4:10, Joh 4:14 1 Chronicles 11:18”
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