MANNAFEST

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!

KJV

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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!

WEB

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

YLT

and David longeth, and saith, `Who doth give me to drink water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that is at the gate!'

DBT

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!

About this book

Old Testament

1 ChroniclesA post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?

Author
The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra, per rabbinic tradition)
Date
Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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