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1 Samuel 23:5-7
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 23:5-7
Lexham English Bible
5 So David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines. They drove off their livestock and dealt them a heavy blow.[a] So David saved[b] the inhabitants of Keilah.
David Flees from Saul at Keilah
6 Now when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled[c] to David at Keilah, he went down with an ephod in his hand. 7 When it was told to Saul that David had gone to Keilah, Saul said, “God has given him[d] into my hand, because he has shut himself in by going into a city with two barred gates.[e]
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- 1 Samuel 23:5 Literally “he struck them with a great smiting”
- 1 Samuel 23:5 Or “delivered” or “rescued”
- 1 Samuel 23:6 Literally “And it happened that at the fleeing of Abiathar son of Ahimelech”
- 1 Samuel 23:7 Literally “has made him a stranger”
- 1 Samuel 23:7 Literally “two gates and a bar”
1 Samuel 23:5-7
New International Version
1 Samuel 23:5-7
New International Version
5 So David and his men went to Keilah, fought the Philistines and carried off their livestock. He inflicted heavy losses on the Philistines and saved the people of Keilah. 6 (Now Abiathar(A) son of Ahimelek had brought the ephod(B) down with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)
Saul Pursues David
7 Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, “God has delivered him into my hands,(C) for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”(D)
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