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1 Samuel 23:3

DavidJudahKeilah
FearDoubtFellowship and the church

1 Now it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting the threshing floors.”

2 So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”

But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”

4 Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

5 Then David and his men went to Keilah, fought against the Philistines, and carried off their livestock, striking them with a mighty blow. So David saved the people of Keilah.

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BSB
But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
KJV
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?
WEB
David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
ASV
And David`s men said unto him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
DARBY
But David's men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
BLB
And the men of David said to him, “Behold, we here in Judah are afraid, and how much more when we go to Keilah against the ranks of the Philistines?”
ÅB
Men Davids menn sa til ham: Vi må jo være redde for livet her i Juda; og så skulle vi dra til Ke'ila mot filistrenes fylkinger?
OTB
Men Davids menn uttrykte sin bekymring og sa: "Vi er allerede redde her i Juda. Hvor mye mer hvis vi går til Ke'ila mot filisternes rekker?"
B1930
Men Davids menn sa til ham: Vi må jo være redde for livet her i Juda; og så skulde vi dra til Ke'ila mot filistrenes fylkinger?

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 23:15

    While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.

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  • Jeremiah 12:5

    “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?

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  • 1 Samuel 23:26

    Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.

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  • Psalms 11:1

    In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!

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  • 1 Samuel 23:23

    Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”

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