KJV:
And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.
NASB:
So David came to Baal-perazim and defeated them there; and he said, "The LORD has broken through my enemies before me like the breakthrough of waters." Therefore he named that place Baal-perazim.
KJV:
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
NASB:
Joab sent messengers to David and said, "I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city of waters.
KJV:
For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.
NASB:
"For we will surely die and are like water spilled on the ground which cannot be gathered up again. Yet God does not take away life, but plans ways so that the banished one will not be cast out from him.
KJV:
And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
NASB:
Then Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house and said, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" And the woman said to them, "They have crossed the brook of water." And when they searched and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
KJV:
And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
NASB:
It came about after they had departed that they came up out of the well and went and told King David; and they said to David, "Arise and cross over the water quickly for thus Ahithophel has counseled against you."
KJV:
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
NASB:
"And He made darkness canopies around Him, A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky.
KJV:
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
NASB:
"He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.
KJV:
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
NASB:
David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!"
KJV:
And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
NASB:
So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD;
KJV:
And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:
NASB:
But the man of God said to the king, "If you were to give me half your house I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.