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Now three of the thirty principal ones went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the camp of the Philistines was pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
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And David
was then in the fortress, and the Philistines’ garrison
was then at Bethlehem.
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And David longed and said, Oh, that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that
is at the gate!
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And those three broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, 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,
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and said, May God keep me from doing 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.