Verse 15
2 Samuel 23:15
World English Bible
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David longed, and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּתְאַוֶּ֥ה דָוִ֖ד וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר מִ֚י יַשְׁקֵ֣/נִי מַ֔יִם מִ/בֹּ֥אר בֵּֽית לֶ֖חֶם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּ/שָּֽׁעַר
English Translation
And David longed and said, "Who will give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate?"
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Chapter 23 Context
1
Now these are the last words of David.
David the son of Jesse says,
the man who was raised on high s...
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“Yahweh’s Spirit spoke by me.
His word was on my tongue.
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3
The God (Elohim) of Israel said,
the Rock of Israel spoke to me,
‘One who rules over men righteously...
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shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises,
a morning without clouds,
when the tender...
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Isn’t my house so with God (Elohim)?
Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all...
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6
But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away,
because they can’t be taken with the hand,
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But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear.
They will be utterly...
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8
These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb Basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the...
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9
After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David...
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10
He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and Y...
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11
After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop...
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12
But he stood in the middle of the plot and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh worke...
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Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adulla...
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David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
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15
David longed, and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, wh...
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The three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Be...
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He said, “Be it far from me, Yahweh, that I should do this! Isn’t this the blood of the men who risk...
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Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear aga...
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Wasn’t he most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain. However he wasn’t includ...
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Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed...
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He killed a huge Egyptian, and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a...
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Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.
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He was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three. David set him over his gua...
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Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty: Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
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Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
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Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
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Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
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Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
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Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjam...
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Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.
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Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
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Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
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Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
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Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
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Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
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Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
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Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
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Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
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and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
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