2 Samuel 23:15 meaning and explanation
David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
2 Samuel 23:15, Berean Standard Bible
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David, hiding in the cave of Adullam while a Philistine garrison held Bethlehem, his hometown, speaks out of thirst and homesickness rather than giving an order. The well by the gate was a real place he remembered from his boyhood, now behind enemy lines.
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