1 Samuel 23:1 “Now it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting agai…”

1 Samuel 23:1

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.

World English Bible

David was told, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.”

American Standard Version

And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing-floors.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then they tolde Dauid, saying, Beholde, the Philistims fight against Keilah, and spoyle the barnes.

Darby Translation

And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.

Young's Literal Translation

And they declare to David, saying, 'Lo, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are spoiling the threshing-floors.'

Bible in Basic English

And they sent word to David, saying, The Philistines are fighting against Keilah and taking the grain from the grain-floors.

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Cross references

“Keilah”

Joshua 15:44 Nehemiah 3:17 Nehemiah 3:18

Joshua 15:44 · BSB

Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their villages.

Nehemiah 3:17 · BSB

Next to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.

Nehemiah 3:18 · BSB

Next to him, their countrymen made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.

“rob the”

Micah 6:15 Leviticus 26:16 Deuteronomy 28:33 Deuteronomy 28:51 Judges 6:4 Judges 6:11

Micah 6:15 · BSB

You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.

Leviticus 26:16 · BSB

then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.

Deuteronomy 28:33 · BSB

A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.

Deuteronomy 28:51 · BSB

They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have caused…

Judges 6:4 · BSB

encamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys.

Judges 6:11 · BSB

Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2So 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.”

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