1 Samuel 23:7
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah: and Saul said, God has sold him into my hands, for he is shut up, having entered into a city that has gates and bars.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
8And Saul charged all the people to go down to war to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
Cross References
Exodus 15:9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, 1 I will divide the spoils; I will satisfy my soul, 1 I will destroy with my sword, my hand shall have dominion. 1
1 Samuel 23:14And he dwelt in Messara in the wilderness, in the narrow passes; and dwelt in the wilderness in Mount Ziph, in the dry country. And Saul sought him continually, but the Lord delivered him not into his hands.
1 Samuel 26:8And Abishai said to David, The Lord has this day shut up thine enemy into thy hands, and now I will smite him to the earth with the spear to the ground once for all, and I will not smite him again.
Psalms 71:10The kings of Tarshish, and the isles, shall bring presents: 1 The kings of the Arabians and Seba shall offer gifts. 1
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 23:2-7
David Delivers Keilah. ( b. c. 1057.) 1 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors. 2 Therefore 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. 3 And 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? 4 Then David enquired of the Lord yet again. And the… Read the whole commentary →