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1 Samuel 23:1 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 23 · verse 1
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.1 Samuel 23:1 · King James Version
1 Samuel 23:1 in context
1Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
2Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
3And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- threshingfloorsgôrena threshing-floorH1637 →
- PhilistinesPᵉlishtîya Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethH6430 →
- sayingʼâmarto sayH559 →
- KeilahQᵉʻîylâhKeilah, a place in PalestineH7084 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- fightlâchamto feed onH3898 →
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Now we find why the prophet Gad (by divine direction, no doubt) ordered David to go into the land of Judah, Sa1 22:5. It was that, since Saul neglected the public safety, he might take care of it, notwithstanding the ill treatment that was given him;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6