Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing floors. Treasury of Scripture Keilah Keilah was a city of Judah, situated, according to Eusebius, eight miles from Eleutheropolis, towards Hebron. Sozomen says that the prophet Habakkuk's tomb was shew there Joshua 15:44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages: Nehemiah 3:17,18 After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah... rob the Leviticus 26:16 I also will do this to you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes... Deuteronomy 28:33,51 The fruit of your land, and all your labors, shall a nation which you know not eat up... Judges 6:4,11 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till you come to Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel... Micah 6:15 You shall sow, but you shall not reap; you shall tread the olives, but you shall not anoint you with oil; and sweet wine...
Context David Delivers Keilah
1Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing floors. 2Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said to David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah. 3And David's men said to him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? 4Then 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 your hand. 5So 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. 6And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing-floors.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they told David, saying: Behold the Philistines fight against Ceila, and they rob the barns.
Darby Bible Translation
And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.
King James Bible
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
Young's Literal Translation
And they declare to David, saying, 'Lo, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are spoiling the threshing-floors.'
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