1 Samuel 23:1

David Delivers Keilah

1 Then they told David, saying, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against 1Keilah and are plundering the threshing floors."

1 Samuel 23:1 In-Context

1 Then they told David, saying, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are plundering the threshing floors."
2 So David inquired of the LORD , saying, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines?" And the LORD said to David, "Go and attack the Philistines and deliver Keilah."
3 But David's men said to him, "Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the ranks of the Philistines?"
4 Then David inquired of the LORD once more . And the LORD answered him and said, "Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand.
5 So David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines; and he led away their livestock and struck them with a great slaughter. Thus David delivered the inhabitants of Keilah.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Joshua 15:44; Nehemiah 3:17, 18
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