1 Samuel 23:10

10 Then David said, O LORD God of Israel, thy slave has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

1 Samuel 23:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 23:10

Then said David
By the priest, for it was he that put the questions for and in the name of the inquirer:

O Lord God of Israel;
the great Jehovah, the covenant God of his people, who always has a merciful regard unto them:

thy servant hath certainly heard;
had good information of it, on which he could depend:

that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah;
that was his intention and resolution:

to destroy the city for my sake;
to besiege it, and demolish it, if that was necessary, in order to take him.

1 Samuel 23:10 In-Context

8 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

9 But David understood that Saul devised evil against him, and he said to Abiathar, the priest, Bring here the ephod.

10 Then David said, O LORD God of Israel, thy slave has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down as thy slave has heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy slave. And the LORD said, He will come down.

12 Then David said, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.