1 Chronicles 11:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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,”

1 Chronicles 11:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 11:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 11:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, took it, and brought it to David; but David would not drink any of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,”

1 Chronicles 11:18 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 11:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah, ”

1 Chronicles 11:18 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 11:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the three break through the camp of the Philistines, and draw water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that <FI>is<Fi> at the gate, and bear and bring in unto David, and David hath not been willing to drink it, and poureth it out to Jehovah,”

1 Chronicles 11:18 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 11:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; David however would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah. ”

1 Chronicles 11:18 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 11:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then these three brake thorowe the hoste of the Philistims, and drewe water out of the well of Beth-lehem that was by the gate, and tooke it and brought it to Dauid: but Dauid would not drinke of it, but powred it for an oblation to the Lord,”

1 Chronicles 11:18 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 11:18 in Context — 1 Chronicles 11

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.

20 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.

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What Does 1 Chronicles 11:18 Mean?

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