1 Chronicles 11:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

And David longed and said, Oh that someone would give me a drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!

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  • Num 11:4-5 : 4 And the mixed multitude that was among them fell to lusting, and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us meat to eat? 5 We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic:
  • 2 Sam 23:15-16 : 15 And David longed and said, Oh that one would give me a drink of the water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate! 16 And the three mighty men broke through the host 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: nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD.
  • Ps 42:1-2 : 1 As the deer pants after the water brooks, so my soul pants after You, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
  • Ps 63:1 : 1 O God, you are my God; early will I seek you: my soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land, where there is no water;
  • Ps 143:6 : 6 I stretch forth my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a thirsty land. Selah.
  • Isa 12:3 : 3 Therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells of salvation.
  • John 4:10 : 10 Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that says to you, Give me to drink; you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.
  • John 4:14 : 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

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    14And David was then in a stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

    15And David longed and said, Oh that one would give me a drink of the water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!

    16And the three mighty men broke through the host 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: nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD.

    17And he said, Far be it from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives? Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

  • 1 Chr 11:18-19
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    18And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and brought it to David. But David would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD,

    19And said, My God forbid that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men who have risked their lives? For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore, he would not drink it. These things were done by these three mighty men.

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    18And she said, "Drink, my lord." Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand and gave him a drink.

  • Judg 15:18-19
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    18He was very thirsty and called on the LORD, and said, You have given this great deliverance into the hand of your servant: and now shall I die of thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?

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    10Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that says to you, Give me to drink; you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.

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