1 Samuel 23:1-3

Modern English Version

David Saves Keilah

23 Then they told David, “Listen, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are looting the threshing floors.” ² Therefore 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 rescue Keilah.”

³ The men of David said to him, “We are afraid here in Judah. How much more then, if we go down to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”