1 Samuel 23:1-5
New King James Version
David Saves the City of Keilah
23 Then they told David, saying, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against (A)Keilah, and they are robbing the threshing floors.”
2 Therefore David (B)inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and [a]attack these Philistines?”
And the Lord said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines, and save Keilah.”
3 But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” 4 Then David inquired of the Lord once again.
And the Lord answered him and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.” 5 And David and his men went to Keilah and (C)fought with the Philistines, struck them with a mighty blow, and took away their livestock. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
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- 1 Samuel 23:2 Lit. strike
1 Samuel 23:1-5
21st Century King James Version
23 Then they told David, saying, “Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing floors.”
2 Therefore David inquired 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 are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
4 Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.”
5 So David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
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