1 Chronicles 11:17 BSB

1 Chronicles 11:17

David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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!

KJV

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!

⋯

Commentary

1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

It is probable that, when uttering the wish, David had no recollection of the military posted at Beth-lehem. It is generally taken for granted that those who fought a way to the well of Beth-lehem were the three champions just mentioned [see on 1Ch 11:13]. But this is far from being clear.

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּתְאָ֥יו	vai.yit.'av	and he craved	H183 →
דָּוִ֖יד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר	vai.yo.Mar	and he said	H559 →
מִ֚י	mi	who?	H4310 →
יַשְׁקֵ֣נִי	yash.Ke.ni	will he give to drink me	H8248 →
מַ֔יִם	Ma.yim	water	H4325 →
מִבּ֥וֹר	mi.Bor	from [the] well of	H953 →
בֵּֽית־	beit-	Beth-	H1035 →
לֶ֖חֶם	Le.chem	-lehem	H1035 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃	ba.Sha.'ar	[is] at the gate	H8179 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 4:10
Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
leads to
- Revelation 7:17
  For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 4:14
  But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
- John 7:37–39
  On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
- Isaiah 44:3
  For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
- Revelation 21:6
  And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
Through
John 4:14
But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
leads to
- John 7:38–39
  Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
- John 6:35
  Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
- Isaiah 49:10
  They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.

About 1 Chronicles

Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

1 Chronicles: the study guide →Read chapter 11 →The featured study →

Continue: 1 Chronicles 11 →

01Commentary

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 1 Chronicles

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About 1 Chronicles