1 Chronicles 11:15-17

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁵ Three of the 30 chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam,^(A) while the Philistine army was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.^{(B) 16} At that time David was in the stronghold,^(C) and a Philistine garrison^(D) was at Bethlehem. ¹⁷ David was extremely thirsty^[a] and said, “If only someone would bring me water to drink from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!”