8 The boundary went up to the Valley of the Son of Hinʹnom+ to the slope of the Jebʹu·site+ at the south, that is, Jerusalem,+ and the boundary went up to the top of the mountain that faces the Valley of Hinʹnom to the west, which is at the extremity of the Valley* of Rephʹa·im to the north.

12 The western boundary was at the Great Sea*+ and its coast. This was the boundary of the descendants of Judah by their families on all sides.

13 Three of the 30 headmen went down during the harvest to David at the cave of A·dulʹlam,+ and a company* of the Phi·lisʹtines was camped in the Valley* of Rephʹa·im.+ 14 David was then in the stronghold,+ and an outpost of the Phi·lisʹtines was in Bethʹle·hem. 15 Then David expressed his longing: “If only I could have a drink of the water from the cistern by the gate of Bethʹle·hem!” 16 At that the three mighty warriors forced their way into the camp of the Phi·lisʹtines and drew water from the cistern by the gate of Bethʹle·hem and brought it to David; but he refused to drink it and poured it out to Jehovah.+ 17 He said: “It is unthinkable on my part, O Jehovah, that I should do this! Should I drink the blood+ of the men going at the risk of their lives?”* So he refused to drink it. These are the things that his three mighty warriors did.