1 Chronicles 11:17

Modern

David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”

Traditional

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!

Literal

And David longed and said, “Who will give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

Latin

Desideravit igitur David, et dixit: O si quis daret mihi aquam de cisterna Bethlehem, quæ est in porta!

Hebrew

English

David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”

This story about David's mighty warriors shows that Israel's best and bravest men supported him, along with all of Israel (compare 2 Samuel 23:8–39).

Theme notes and profiles

John 4:14
But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
John 4:10
Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
2 Samuel 23:15–16
David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
Isaiah 12:3
With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,
Psalm 63:1
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
Psalm 143:6
I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
Numbers 11:4–5
Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?
Psalm 42:1–2
For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Bethlehem: City of David's birth and Jesus' birth