Keilah
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Named at 1 Samuel 23:1: “David was told, ‘Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.’” At 23:2–5 the LORD says to David, “Go strike the Philistines, and save Keilah”; David and his men go to Keilah and fight with the Philistines, and David saves the inhabitants of Keilah. At 23:7–13 Saul summons all the people to war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men; David says, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?”, and the LORD says, “They will deliver you up.” Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arise and depart out of Keilah.
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- 1SA 23:1–5, engwebp
1David was told, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.”
2Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go and strike these Philistines?” The LORD said to David, “Go strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.”
3David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
4Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. The LORD answered him, and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
5David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their livestock, and killed them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
- 1SA 23:6–13, engwebp
6When Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.
7Saul was told that David had come to Keilah. Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he is shut in by entering into a town that has gates and bars.”
8Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
9David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him. He said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
10Then David said, “O LORD, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake.
11Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? LORD, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant.” The LORD said, “He will come down.”
12Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?” The LORD said, “They will deliver you up.”
13Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah and went wherever they could go. Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah; and he gave up going there.
- NEH 3:17–27, engwebp
17After him, the Levites—Rehum the son of Bani made repairs. Next to him, Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.
18After him, their brothers, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah made repairs.
19Next to him, Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, repaired another portion across from the ascent to the armory at the turning of the wall.
20After him, Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another portion, from the turning of the wall to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
21After him, Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz repaired another portion, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
22After him, the priests, the men of the surrounding area made repairs.
23After them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs across from their house. After them, Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah made repairs beside his own house.
24After him, Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another portion, from the house of Azariah to the turning of the wall, and to the corner.
25Palal the son of Uzai made repairs opposite the turning of the wall, and the tower that stands out from the upper house of the king, which is by the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs.
26(Now the temple servants lived in Ophel, to the place opposite the water gate toward the east, and the tower that stands out.)
27After him the Tekoites repaired another portion, opposite the great tower that stands out, and to the wall of Ophel.
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Matched to OpenBible.info’s “Keilah” by name and 14 shared verses. The coordinate of its leading identification, Khirbet Qila (confidence 815 of 1000), is adopted as a sourced approximation: not verified here, and not the place of any particular event.
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- Khirbet Qila
OpenBible.info confidence 815 of 1000 (current scholarship)
31.6137, 35.0036
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, “Keilah” (CC BY 4.0)
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Narrated location (2) — David inquires of the LORD and saves the inhabitants of Keilah, David, knowing that Saul is devising mischief, calls for the ephod and departs out of Keilah
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David was told, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.”
Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go and strike these Philistines?” The LORD said to David, “Go strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.”
David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. The LORD answered him, and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their livestock, and killed them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
When Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.
Saul was told that David had come to Keilah. Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he is shut in by entering into a town that has gates and bars.”
Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
Then David said, “O LORD, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake.
Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah and went wherever they could go. Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah; and he gave up going there.
After him, the Levites—Rehum the son of Bani made repairs. Next to him, Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.
After him, their brothers, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah made repairs.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Keilah (place-keilah) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/place/keilah Current wording: Named at 1 Samuel 23:1: “David was told, ‘Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.’” At 23:2–5 the LORD says to David, “Go strike the Philistines, and save Keilah”; David and his men go to Keilah and fight with the Philistines, and David saves the inhabitants of Keilah. At 23:7–13 Saul summons all the people to war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men; David says, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?”, and the LORD says, “They will deliver you up.” Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arise and depart out of Keilah. Cited evidence: 1SA 23:1–5, engwebp / 1SA 23:6–13, engwebp / NEH 3:17–27, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.