1 Chronicles 11:17

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

1 Chronicles 11:17 in Other Translations

17 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!

17 And David said longingly, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!"

17 David remarked longingly to his men, “Oh, how I would love some of that good water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem.”

17 David had a sudden craving: "What I wouldn't give for a drink of water from the well in Bethlehem, the one at the gate!"

17 David was extremely thirsty and said, "If only someone would bring me water from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!"

1 Chronicles 11:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 11:17

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 11:1)

1 Chronicles 11:17 In-Context

15 Three of the thirty chiefs came down to David to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

16 At that time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.

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

18 So the Three broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD.

19 “God forbid that I should do this!” he said. “Should I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives?” Because they risked their lives to bring it back, David would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.