⁵ David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines. He carried off their livestock and defeated them decisively,^[a] and so David delivered the inhabitants of Keilah. ⁶ Now when Ahimelech’s son Abiathar had fled to David in Keilah, the ephod^[b] had come down with him.

⁷ It was reported to Saul that David had come to Keilah, and Saul said, “The Lord has delivered^[c] him into my hand because he has shut himself in by going into a town with double gates and bars.”