Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
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
Joshua 15:44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
Nehemiah 3:17,18 After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him …
rob the
Leviticus 26:16 I also will do this to you; I will even appoint over you terror, …
Deuteronomy 28:33,51 The fruit of your land, and all your labors, shall a nation which …
Judges 6:4,11 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the …
Micah 6:15 You shall sow, but you shall not reap; you shall tread the olives, …
Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
enquired In what way David made this enquiry we are not told; but it was probably by means of Abiathar; and therefore it would seem, that with Houbigant, we should read the sixth verse immediately after the first.-- This adventure was truly noble and patriotic. Had not David loved his country, and been above all motives of private and personal revenge, he would have rejoiced in this invasion of Judea, as producing a strong diversion in his favour, and embroiling his inveterate enemy. In most cases, a man with David's wrongs would have joined with the enemies of his country, and avenged himself on the author of his calamities; but he thinks of nothing but succouring Keilah, and using his power and influence in behalf of his brethren.
1 Samuel 23:4,6,9-12 Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered …
1 Samuel 30:8 And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this …
Numbers 27:21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel …
Joshua 9:14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the …
Judges 1:1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children …
2 Samuel 5:19,23 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? …
1 Chronicles 14:10 And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? …
Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go: …
Proverbs 3:5,6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not to your own understanding…
Jeremiah 10:23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in …
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?
Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
when Abiathar
1 Samuel 22:20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, …
an ephod
1 Samuel 14:3,18,36,37 And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, …
Exodus 28:30,31 And you shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the …
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
A.M.
1 Samuel 23:14 And David stayed in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained …
1 Samuel 24:4-6 And the men of David said to him, Behold the day of which the LORD …
1 Samuel 26:8,9 Then said Abishai to David, God has delivered your enemy into your …
Psalm 71:10,11 For my enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul …
he is shut
Exodus 14:3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled …
Exodus 15:9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the …
Judges 16:2,3 And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come here. And they …
Job 20:5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite …
Luke 19:43,44 For the days shall come on you, that your enemies shall cast a trench …
And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
David
Jeremiah 11:18,19 And the LORD has given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then you …
Acts 9:24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates …
Acts 14:6 They were ware of it, and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, …
Acts 23:16-18 And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went …
Bring
1 Samuel 23:6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David …
1 Samuel 14:18 And Saul said to Ahiah, Bring here the ark of God. For the ark of …
1 Samuel 30:7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray you, …
Numbers 27:21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel …
Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty …
And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.
Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.
Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
a mountain
Psalm 11:1-3 In the LORD put I my trust: how say you to my soul, Flee as a bird …
the wilderness
Ziph is mentioned in Joshua with Carmel and Maon, near which it seems to have been situated; and as we have mention of Carmel and Maon in the history of David, as adjoining to Ziph, it cannot be doubted that by the Ziph, in the wilderness of which David now lay, and where was the hill of Hachilah, is to be understood Ziph near Carmel and Maon.
Joshua 15:24,55 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth…
Saul
1 Samuel 27:1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul…
Psalm 54:3,4 For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after …
Proverbs 1:16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Proverbs 4:16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep …
but God
1 Samuel 23:7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, …
Psalm 32:7 You are my hiding place; you shall preserve me from trouble; you …
Psalm 37:32,33 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him…
Psalm 54:3,4 For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after …
Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Jeremiah 36:26 But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah …
Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
2 Timothy 3:11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, …
2 Timothy 4:17,18 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that …
And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
strengthened
Deuteronomy 3:28 But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he …
Nehemiah 2:18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good on me; as also …
Job 4:3,4 Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands…
Job 16:5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips …
Proverbs 27:9,17 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so does the sweetness of …
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor…
Isaiah 35:3,4 Strengthen you the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees…
Ezekiel 13:22 Because with lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom …
Luke 22:32,43 But I have prayed for you, that your faith fail not: and when you …
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
2 Timothy 2:1 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 12:12,13 Why lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees…
And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
strengthened
Deuteronomy 3:28 But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he …
Nehemiah 2:18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good on me; as also …
Job 4:3,4 Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands…
Job 16:5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips …
Proverbs 27:9,17 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so does the sweetness of …
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor…
Isaiah 35:3,4 Strengthen you the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees…
Ezekiel 13:22 Because with lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom …
Luke 22:32,43 But I have prayed for you, that your faith fail not: and when you …
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
2 Timothy 2:1 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 12:12,13 Why lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees…
And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
Fear not
Isaiah 41:10,14 Fear you not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: …
Hebrews 13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not …
shall not
Job 5:11-15 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be …
Psalm 27:1-3 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD …
Psalm 46:1,2 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble…
Psalm 91:1,2 He that dwells in the secret place of the most High shall abide under …
Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall …
Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue …
thou shalt be
Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to …
I shall be
Proverbs 19:21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel …
Acts 28:16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to …
Romans 15:24 Whenever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I …
that also Saul
1 Samuel 20:31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the ground, you shall not …
1 Samuel 24:20 And now, behold, I know well that you shall surely be king, and that …
Acts 5:39 But if it be of God, you cannot overthrow it; lest haply you be found …
And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
the Ziphites
1 Samuel 22:7,8 Then Saul said to his servants that stood about him, Hear now, you Benjamites…
1 Samuel 26:1 And the Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide …
Psalm 54:1,3,4 Save me, O God, by your name, and judge me by your strength…
Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler listen to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Hachilah Calmet states, that Hachilah was a mountain about ten miles south of Jericho, where Jonathan Maccabaeus built the castle of Massada, west of the Dead Sea, and not far from En-gedi.
1 Samuel 26:1,3 And the Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide …
on the south [heb] on the right hand.
Jeshimon. or, the wilderness. Eusebius places Jeshimon ten miles south of Jericho, near the Dead Sea; which agrees extremely well with the position of Hachilah, as stated by Calmet.
Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.
See 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.
take knowledge
Mark 14:1,10,11 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread…
John 18:2,3 And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus often …
I will search
2 Samuel 17:11-13 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered to you, …
1 Kings 18:10 As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom, where …
Proverbs 1:16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Romans 3:15,16 Their feet are swift to shed blood…
the thousands
Numbers 10:36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, to the many thousands of Israel.
Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you be little among the thousands …
And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
the wilderness Maon, from which the adjoining mountainous district derived its name, was city in the most southern parts of the tribe of Judah, and a neighbouring town to Carmel. Hence Nabal (ch
1 Samuel 25:2 And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and …
Maon
1 Samuel 25:2 And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and …
Joshua 15:55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
the south
1 Samuel 23:19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David …
Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
And 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.
David made haste
1 Samuel 19:12 So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
1 Samuel 20:38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And …
2 Samuel 15:14 And David said to all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, …
2 Samuel 17:21,22 And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up …
Psalm 31:22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before your eyes: nevertheless …
away
2 Chronicles 20:12 O our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against …
Psalm 17:9,11 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about…
Psalm 22:12,16 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round…
Psalm 118:11-13 They compassed me about; yes, they compassed me about: but in the …
Psalm 140:1-9 Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man…
2 Corinthians 1:8 For we would not, brothers, have you ignorant of our trouble which …
Revelation 20:9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp …
But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
Sela-hammahlekoth. that is, the rock of divisions. Because, says the Targum, `the heart of the king was divided to go hither and thither.' Here Saul was obliged to separate himself from David, in order to go and oppose the invading Philistines; which deliverance of David was of such a nature as made the Divine interposition fully visible.
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.
The district around En-gedi, near the western coast of the Dead Sea, is reported by travellers to be a mountainous territory, filled with caverns' and consequently, proper for David in his present circumstances. Dr. Lightfoot thinks this was the wilderness of Judah, in which David was when he penned the
1 Samuel 24:1 And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, …
Genesis 14:7 And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote …
Joshua 15:62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
2 Chronicles 20:2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There comes a …
Songs 1:14 My beloved is to me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
Ezekiel 47:10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand on it from …
