2 Samuel 23:14
And at that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.
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2 Samuel 23:14
And at that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.
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2 Samuel 23:15
And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town!
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2 Samuel 23:16
And the three men, forcing their way through the Philistine army, got water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town, and took it back to David: but he would not take it, but, draining it out, made an offering of it to the Lord.
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2 Samuel 23:17
And he said, Far be it from me, O Lord, to do this; how may I take as my drink the life-blood of men who have put their lives in danger? So he would not take it. These things did the three great men of war.
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