¹⁴ At that time David was in the stronghold,^(A) and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.^{(B) 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 warriors broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured^(C) it out before the Lord.