1 Chronicles 11:17

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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!”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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!”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Chronicles 11:17 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 11:4Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?
  2. 2 Samuel 23:15David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
  3. Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
  4. Psalms 60:9Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
  5. Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
  6. Psalms 143:6I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
  7. Isaiah 12:3With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,
  8. John 4:10Jesus 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.”
  9. John 4:14But 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.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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