2 Samuel 23:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth–lehem, which is by the gate!”
2 Samuel 23:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 23:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 23:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!””
2 Samuel 23:15 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 23:15 ASV — American Standard Version (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! ”
2 Samuel 23:15 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 23:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and David longeth and saith, `Who doth give me a drink of the water of the well of Beth-Lehem, which <FI>is<Fi> by the gate?'”
2 Samuel 23:15 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 23:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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! ”
2 Samuel 23:15 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 23:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid longed, and said, Oh, that one would giue me to drinke of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate.”
2 Samuel 23:15 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 23:15 in Context — 2 Samuel 23
13 And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
14 And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth–lehem.
15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth–lehem, which is by the gate!
16 And the three mighty men 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: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord.
17 And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
What Does 2 Samuel 23:15 Mean?
2 Samuel 23:15 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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