Commentary for I Chronicles 11:18
וַיִּבְקְע֨וּ הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֜ה בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־מַ֙יִם֙ מִבּ֤וֹר בֵּֽית־לֶ֙חֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ וַיָּבִ֣אוּ אֶל־דָּוִ֑יד וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֤ה דָוִיד֙ לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔ם וַיְנַסֵּ֥ךְ אֹתָ֖ם לַיהוָֽה׃
And the three broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; but David would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD,
Rashi on I Chronicles
And the three broke through the Philistine camp (In German, durchbrechen die schare)
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Rashi on I Chronicles
drew When the Philistines were standing before the cistern, the three mighty men of Israel broke through between them and drew [water] against their will.
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and he poured it out as a libation to the Lord Bar Kappara says: It was the festival of Succoth, and he poured them [the waters] out for a libation on the altar.
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