2 Samuel 23:15

Overview - 2 Samuel 23
David, in his last words, professes his faith in God's promises to be beyond sense or experience.
The different state of the wicked.
A catalogue of David's mighty men.
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2 Samuel 23:15  (King James Version)
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
 


longed
Numbers 11:4 Numbers 11:5 ; Psalms 42:1 Psalms 42:2 ; 63:1 119:81 Isaiah 41:17 ; 44:3 John 4:10 John 4:14
John 7:37

Bethlehem
Bethlehem signifies the "house of bread," and the place was likewise noted for excellent water. There Christ was born, who is the "bread of life," and who also gives us the "water of life." "The water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."
John 4:14