Being hot and thirsty, he expresseth how acceptable a draught of that water would be to him, as is usual with men to do in such cases; but was far from desiring or expecting that any of his men should hazard their lives to procure it, as appears from 2 Samuel 23:17.
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2 Samuel 23:15
15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!