1 Samuel 23:1-5
GOD’S WORD Translation
David Saves the City of Keilah
23 David was asked, “Did you know that the Philistines are fighting against Keilah? They are robbing the threshing floors.” [a]
2 David asked the Lord, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?”
“Go,” the Lord told David, “attack the Philistines, and save Keilah.”
3 David’s men told him, “We’re afraid of staying here in Judah. How much more ⌞afraid do you think we’ll be⌟ if we go to Keilah against the Philistine army?”
4 David asked the Lord again, and the Lord answered him. He said, “Go to Keilah. I’m giving you the power to defeat the Philistines.”
5 David and his men went to Keilah, fought the Philistines, drove off their livestock, and decisively defeated them. So David rescued the people who lived in Keilah.
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- 23:1 A threshing floor is an outdoor area where grain is separated from its husks.
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