1 Samuel 23:2
23:2 So David asked the
Lord, “Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The
Lord said to David, “Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”
1 Samuel 23:4-5
23:4 So David asked the
Lord once again. But again the
Lord replied, “Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand.”
23:5 So David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines. He took away their cattle and thoroughly defeated them. 1 David delivered the inhabitants of Keilah.
1 Samuel 23:10-12
23:10 Then David said, “O
Lord God of Israel, your servant has clearly heard that Saul is planning
2 to come to Keilah to destroy the city because of me.
23:11 Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down as your servant has heard? O
Lord God of Israel, please inform your servant!”
Then the Lord said, “He will come down.”
23:12 David asked, “Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me and my men into Saul’s hand?” The Lord said, “They will deliver you over.”
1 tn Heb “and struck them down with a great blow.”
2 tn Heb “seeking.”