Jewish%20thought for Bava Kamma 120:16

(שמואל ב כג, טו) ויתאוה דוד ויאמר מי ישקני מים מבור בית לחם אשר בשער ויבקעו שלשת הגבורים במחנה פלשתים וישאבו מים מבור בית לחם אשר בשער [וגו']

<i> Scripture says:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' II Sam. XXIII, 15-16. ');">²²</span></i> <i>And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate. And the three mighty men broke through the host of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate</i> etc. What was his difficulty?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For as 'water' is homiletically used as a metaphor expressing learning, it was aggadically assumed here that instead of actual water David was in need of some legal instruction, especially since mention was made in the verse of 'the gate' which was then the seat of judgment. ');">²³</span>

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