1 Samuel 23:3
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And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
In other translations
And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559אַנְשֵׁי'anshei[the] men ofH582דָוִדdavidDavidH1732אֵלָיו'elavto himH413הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009אֲנַחְנוּ'anachnuweH587פֹהfohhereH6311בִּיהוּדָהbihudahin JudahH3063יְרֵאִיםyere'im[are] fearfulH3373וְאַףve'afand indeed?H637כִּי־ki-ifH3588נֵלֵךְnelekhwe will goH1980קְעִלָהke'ilahKeilahH7084אֶל־'el-againstH413מַעַרְכוֹתma'arkhot[the] battle lines ofH4634פְּלִשְׁתִּים׃ סpelishtim[the] PhilistinesH6430
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Related verses
- Psalm 11:1In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
- 1 Samuel 23:23See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”
- 1 Samuel 23:26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
- 1 Samuel 23:15And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.
- Jeremiah 12:5If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?
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People and places
Places: Keilah