And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
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Gill's Exposition
And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines,.... Which lay in the valley of Rephaim, between the hold in which David was and the well of Bethlehem; these three men hearing David…
Barnes' Notes
Brake through the host - Their camp was pitched in the valley of Rephaim 2Sa 23:13; 1Ch 11:15. It follows from this that the way from Adullam to Bethlehem lay through or across the valley of Rephaim.…
Adam Clarke
Poured it out unto the Lord - To make libations, both of water and wine, was a frequent custom among the heathens. We have an almost similar account in Arrian's Life of Alexander: "When his army was…
Cambridge Bible
brake through the host of the Philistines A striking proof of the enthusiasm which David inspired in his followers, and a noble instance of the true spirit of chivalry, which fears no danger and…
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