I Chronicles 11:17
“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!”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Chronicles 11:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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!
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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!
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und David hatte ein Gelüste und sprach: Wer wird mich mit Wasser tränken aus der Zisterne zu Bethlehem, die am Tore ist?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
David deseó entonces, y dijo: ¡Quién me diera á beber de las aguas del pozo de Beth-lehem, que está á la puerta!
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Davi teve um desejo, e disse: Quem me dera beber da água do poço de Belém, que está junto à porta!
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Davi teve sede e disse: "Quem me dera beber da água do poço de Belém, o poço que está próximo do portão!".
📖 I 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 Beth–lehem.
17And 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!
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 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.
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