Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
2 Samuel 23:14
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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 an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines [was] then [in] Beth-lehem.
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David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
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2 Samuel 23
12 But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.
13 At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
14 At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
15 David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
16 So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near 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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