1 Samuel 23:1-5
1 Samuel 23:1
Then they informed David, saying, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are plundering the threshing floors.”
1 Samuel 23:2
So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And the Lord said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
1 Samuel 23:3
But David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are fearful here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the ranks of the Philistines?”
1 Samuel 23:4
So David inquired of the Lord once more. And the Lord answered him and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah, for I am going to hand the Philistines over to you.”
1 Samuel 23:5
Then David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines; and he drove away their livestock and struck them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.