2 Samuel 23:15 · WEB
“David longed, and said, "Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"”
— 2 Samuel 23:15
Speaker
David
Era
Kingdom (~1000 BC)
Emotion
lonely
Type
narrative
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
longinghomesickness
This verse is part of 2 Samuel 23. The full chapter reveals the story around it.
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