Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Chronicles 11:16
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At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
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And David [was] then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison [was] then at Beth-lehem.
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David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that time.
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And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
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1 Chronicles 11
14 But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.
15 Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
16 At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
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!”
18 So the Three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
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