1 Samuel 23:1
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New International Version (©1984)
When David was told, "Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are looting the threshing floors,"

New Living Translation (©2007)
One day news came to David that the Philistines were at Keilah stealing grain from the threshing floors.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Now they told David, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then they told David, saying, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are plundering the threshing floors."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
David was asked, "Did you know that the Philistines are fighting against Keilah? They are robbing the threshing floors."

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

American King James Version
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing floors.

American Standard Version
And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing 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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they told David, saying: Behold the Philistines fight against Ceila, and they rob the barns.

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

English Revised Version
And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.

World English Bible
David was told, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing 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.'

Geneva Study Bible

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

(a) Which was a city in the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:44.

Wesley's Notes

23:1 The Philistines, and c. - Probably it was the departure of God and David from Saul, that encouraged the Philistines to make this inroad. When princes begin to persecute God's people and ministers, let them expect nothing but vexation on all sides.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

CHAPTER 23

1Sa 23:1-6. David Rescues Keilah.

1. Then they told David-rather, "now they had told"; for this information had reached him previous to his hearing (1Sa 23:6) of the Nob tragedy.

Keilah-a city in the west of Judah (Jos 15:44), not far from the forest of Hareth.

and they rob the threshing-floors-These were commonly situated on the fields and were open to the wind (Jud 6:11; Ru 3:2).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

23:1-6 When princes persecute God's people, let them expect vexation on all sides. The way for any country to be quiet, is to let God's church be quiet in it: if Saul fight against David, the Philistines fight against his country. David considered himself the protector of the land. Thus did the Saviour Jesus, and left us an example. Those are unlike David, who sullenly decline to do good, if they are not rewarded for services.


Joshua 15:44 and Keilah and Achzib and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
Nehemiah 3:17 After him the Levites carried out repairs under Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, the official of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district.
Nehemiah 3:18 After him their brothers carried out repairs under Bavvai the son of Henadad, official of the other half of the district of Keilah. (NASB ©1995)

David Declare Keilah Kei'lah Philistines Plundering Rob Robbing Spoiling Threshing Threshingfloors Word

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

1-6 David, enquiring of the Lord by Abiathar, rescues Keilah 7-13 God shewing him the coming of Saul, and the treachery of the Keilites, he escapes from Keilah 14-18 In Ziph Jonathan comes and comforts him 19-24 The Ziphites discover him to Saul 25-28 At Maon he is rescued from Saul by the invasion of the Philistines 29 He dwells at En-gedi

Keilah Keilah was a city of Judah, situated, according to Eusebius, eight miles from Eleutheropolis, towards Hebron. Sozomen says that the prophet Habakkuk's tomb was shew there Jos 15:44 Ne 3:17,18

rob the Le 26:16 De 28:33,51 Jud 6:4,11 Mic 6:15

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