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Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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THE MESSAGE
1 Chronicles 11:17
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Christian Standard Bible®
David was extremely thirsty and said, “If only someone would bring me water to drink from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!”
David was extremely thirsty and said, “If only someone would bring me water to drink from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!”
Hebrew Names Version
David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beit-Lechem, which is by the gate!
David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beit-Lechem, which is by the gate!
King James Version
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!
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!
English Standard Version
And David said longingly, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!"
And David said longingly, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!"
New Century Version
David had a strong desire for some water. He said, "Oh, I wish someone would get me water from the well near the city gate of Bethlehem!"
David had a strong desire for some water. He said, "Oh, I wish someone would get me water from the well near the city gate of Bethlehem!"
New English Translation
David was thirsty and said, "How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate!"
David was thirsty and said, "How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate!"
Amplified Bible
David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem, which is next to the gate!"
David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem, which is next to the gate!"
New American Standard Bible
And David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"
And David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"
World English Bible
David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!
David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Dauid longed, and said, Oh, that one would giue me to drinke of the water of the well of Beth-lehem that is at the gate.
And Dauid longed, and said, Oh, that one would giue me to drinke of the water of the well of Beth-lehem that is at the gate.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"
Then David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"
Berean Standard Bible
David longed for water and said, "Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!"
David longed for water and said, "Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!"
Contemporary English Version
and he said, "I'm very thirsty. I wish I had a drink of water from the well by the gate to Bethlehem."
and he said, "I'm very thirsty. I wish I had a drink of water from the well by the gate to Bethlehem."
Complete Jewish Bible
David had a craving and said, "I wish someone could give me water to drink from the well by the gate of Beit-Lechem!"
David had a craving and said, "I wish someone could give me water to drink from the well by the gate of Beit-Lechem!"
Darby Translation
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!
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!
Easy-to-Read Version
David was thirsty for some water from his hometown, so he said, "Oh, if only I could have some water from that well by the gate in Bethlehem."
David was thirsty for some water from his hometown, so he said, "Oh, if only I could have some water from that well by the gate in Bethlehem."
George Lamsa Translation
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me a drink of water from the great cistern of Bethlehem that is at the gate of the city!
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me a drink of water from the great cistern of Bethlehem that is at the gate of the city!
Good News Translation
David got homesick and said, "How I wish someone would bring me a drink of water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem!"
David got homesick and said, "How I wish someone would bring me a drink of water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem!"
Lexham English Bible
And David had a craving, and he said, "Who could give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!"
And David had a craving, and he said, "Who could give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!"
Literal Translation
And David longed, and said, Who shall give me drink, water from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate?
And David longed, and said, Who shall give me drink, water from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid was desyrous, and sayde: O that some wolde geue me to drynke of the water out of the well at Bethleem vnder the gate.
And Dauid was desyrous, and sayde: O that some wolde geue me to drynke of the water out of the well at Bethleem vnder the gate.
American Standard Version
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!
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!
Bible in Basic English
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!
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!
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid longed, and sayde: Oh that one woulde geue me drinke of the water of the well that is at the gate at Bethlehem.
And Dauid longed, and sayde: Oh that one woulde geue me drinke of the water of the well that is at the gate at Bethlehem.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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!'
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!'
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid longed and said, Oh that one would giue me drinke of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate.
And Dauid longed and said, Oh that one would giue me drinke of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink of the well of Bethleem, that is in the gate?
And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink of the well of Bethleem, that is in the gate?
English Revised Version
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!
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!
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Dauid desiride watir, and seide, Y wolde, that sum man yaf to me water of the cisterne of Bethleem, which is in the yate.
Therfor Dauid desiride watir, and seide, Y wolde, that sum man yaf to me water of the cisterne of Bethleem, which is in the yate.
Update Bible Version
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!
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!
Webster's Bible Translation
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!
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!
New King James Version
And David said with longing, "Oh, that someone would give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"
And David said with longing, "Oh, that someone would give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"
New Living Translation
David remarked longingly to his men, "Oh, how I would love some of that good water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem."
David remarked longingly to his men, "Oh, how I would love some of that good water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem."
New Life Bible
David had a strong desire. He said, "O, if only someone would give me water to drink from the well by the gate of Bethlehem!"
David had a strong desire. He said, "O, if only someone would give me water to drink from the well by the gate of Bethlehem!"
New Revised Standard
David said longingly, "O that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!"
David said longingly, "O that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David longed, and said - Who will give me to drink of the water, out of the well of Bethlehem, that is within the gate?
And David longed, and said - Who will give me to drink of the water, out of the well of Bethlehem, that is within the gate?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David longed, and said: O that some man would give me water of the cistern of Bethlehem, which is in the gate.
And David longed, and said: O that some man would give me water of the cistern of Bethlehem, which is in the gate.
Revised Standard Version
And David said longingly, "O that some one would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!"
And David said longingly, "O that some one would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!"
Young's Literal Translation
and David longeth, and saith, `Who doth give me to drink water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that [is] at the gate!'
and David longeth, and saith, `Who doth give me to drink water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that [is] at the gate!'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"
David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"
Contextual Overview
10These are the chiefs of David's Mighty Men, the ones who linked arms with him as he took up his kingship, with all Israel joining in, helping him become king in just the way God had spoken regarding Israel. The list of David's Mighty Men: Jashobeam son of Hacmoni was chief of the Thirty. Singlehandedly he killed three hundred men, killed them all in one skirmish. 12Next was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite, one of the Big Three of the Mighty Men. He was with David at Pas Dammim, where the Philistines had mustered their troops for battle. It was an area where there was a field of barley. The army started to flee from the Philistines and then took its stand right in that field—and turned the tide! They slaughtered the Philistines, God helping them—a huge victory. 15The Big Three from the Thirty made a rocky descent to David at the Cave of Adullam while a company of Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim. David was holed up in the Cave while the Philistines were prepared for battle at Bethlehem. 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!" The Three penetrated the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the Bethlehem gate, shouldered it, and brought it to David. And then David wouldn't drink it! He poured it out as a sacred offering to God , saying, "I'd rather be damned by God than drink this! It would be like drinking the lifeblood of these men—they risked their lives to bring it." So he refused to drink it. These are the kinds of things that the Big Three of the Mighty Men did. 20Abishai brother of Joab was the chief of the Thirty. Singlehandedly he fought three hundred men, and killed the lot, but he never made it into the circle of the Three. He was highly honored by the Thirty—he was their chief—still, he didn't measure up to the Three. 22Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a Mighty Man from Kabzeel with many exploits to his credit: he killed two famous Moabites; he climbed down into a pit and killed a lion on a snowy day; and he killed an Egyptian, a giant seven and a half feet tall. The Egyptian had a spear like a ship's boom but Benaiah went at him with a mere club, tore the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with it. These are some of the things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did. But he was never included with the Three. He was highly honored among the Thirty, but didn't measure up to the Three. David put him in charge of his personal bodyguard. 26The Mighty Men of the military were Asahel brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem, Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite, Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjaminite, Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hurai from the ravines of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sacar the Haranite, Eliphal son of Ur, Hepher the Mekerathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai, Joel brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri, Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah, Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai, Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, the Reubenite chief of the Thirty, Hanan son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite, Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite, Jediael son of Shimri, Joha the Tizite his brother, Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite, Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
longed: Numbers 11:4, Numbers 11:5, 2 Samuel 23:15, 2 Samuel 23:16, Psalms 143:6
of the water: Psalms 42:1, Psalms 42:2, Psalms 63:1, Isaiah 12:3, John 4:10, John 4:14
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 9:15 - Zichri Psalms 60:9 - Who
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Chronicles 11:17. David longed — See the notes on 2 Samuel 23:15-17.
