1 Chronicles 11:17

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

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

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Context — 1 Chronicles 11

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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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