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David saves Keilah town

23 The Philistines were attacking the town of Keilah.[a] They were taking away the grain that the people had brought from their fields. Someone told David about this. So David asked the Lord, ‘Should I go and attack those Philistines?’

The Lord answered him, ‘Go and attack the Philistines. Save Keilah town.’

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Footnotes

  1. 23:1 Keilah was about 29 kilometres (18 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. It was about 5 kilometres (3 miles) from Adullam's cave. See 1 Samuel 22:1.