1 Samuel 23:1-3

Evangelical Heritage Version

David and the People of Keilah

23 David was told, “Here’s news! The Philistines are fighting against Keilah and plundering the threshing floors.”

² So David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go and strike these Philistines?”

The Lord said to David, “Go strike the Philistines and save Keilah.”

³ But David’s men said to him, “Look how afraid we are here in Judah! How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines!”