1st Chronicles Chapter 11 verse 17 Holy Bible
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!
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And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of the water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem by the doorway into the town!
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And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate!
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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 David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, that is at the gate!
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David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
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and David longeth, and saith, `Who doth give me to drink water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that `is' at the gate!'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - The well of Bethlehem... at the gate. Nothing else is known of this well. No trace of it exists now, according to Dr. Robinson ('Bibl. Res.,' 1:473). The traditional well is half a mile distant, to the north of the town, and consists of a group of three cisterns, while the present town is supplied with water by an aqueduct.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) That is at (in) the gate !--No such well is now known. The so-called "David's well" is half a mile north-east of the town.
