Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Samuel 23:15

"And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!" — 2 Samuel 23:15 (ASV)

The well of Bethlehem. —There are now no wells of living water at Bethlehem itself, the town being supplied by an aqueduct. Robinson could find none in the neighbourhood, and was assured that none existed (Bib. R. ii. 157-163); but Ritter (Geog. of Pal. iii. 340) says that a little north of the town “is” David’s well, “with its deep shaft and its clear cool water.”