And David said longingly, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!”
And David longed, and said,.... It being harvest time, the summer season, and hot weather, and he thirsty: oh, that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate! which he was well acquainted with, being his native place; and which might make it the more desirable, as well as its waters might be peculiarly cool...
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! (i) Being overcome with weariness and thirst.
The water of the well of Bethlehem - This was David's city, and he knew the excellence of the water which was there; and being near the place, and parched with thirst, it was natural for him to wish for a draught of water out of that well.