The Well by the Gate (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Well by the Gate<br><br>"Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!" - 2 Sam. xxiii. 15.<br><br>It is the cry of a homesick heart. It is an episode from one of the ruggedest and most educative parts of the life of David, - shepherd and soldier, singer and king.<br><br>David was at Adullam, in the region of Tekoa, a little southeast of Bethlehem. He was a warrior now, wonted to rough fare and to all the privations of outlawry: through the enmity of the king whom he had been appointed to succeed, an adventurer, and, though almost within sight of his birthplace, an alien.<br><br>There are vital thrusts against which no harness of war is proof, and one day there came upon David there a consuming desire for a taste of that water which was at the gate-side of the little town, so few miles away, where once had been his home.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.