2 Samuel 23:15
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!
KJV
Desideravit ergo David, et ait : O si quis mihi daret potum aquæ de cisterna quæ est in Bethlehem juxta portam !
Vulgate
καὶ ἐπεθύμησεν Δαυεὶδ καὶ εἶπεν Τίς ποτιεῖ με ὕδωρ ἐκ τοῦ λάκκου τοῦ ἐν Βαιθλέεμ τοῦ ἐν τῇ πύλῃ; τὸ δὲ σύστεμα τῶν ἀλλοφύλων τότε ἐν Βαιθλέεμ.
LXX
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!
ASV
וַ/יִּתְאַוֶּ֥ה דָוִ֖ד וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר מִ֚י יַשְׁקֵ֣/נִי מַ֔יִם מִ/בֹּ֥אר בֵּֽית לֶ֖חֶם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּ/שָּֽׁעַר
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Having manifested what he was and what he is, he shows the great fruit of his confession; and being about to examine by what method God and the happy life may be found, he enlarges on the nature and power of memory. Then he examines his own acts, thoughts and affections, viewed under the threefold division of temptation; and commemorates the Lord, the one mediator of God and me…
Cross-references
- 1Chr 11:17 — 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!
- Isa 41:17 — When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
- Isa 44:3 — For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
- John 4:10 — Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
- John 4:14 — But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
- John 7:37 — In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
- Num 11:4 — And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
- Ps 42:1 — As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
- Ps 63:1 — O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;