1 Samuel 23:2
“Therefore Dauid enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said vnto Dauid, Goe, and smite the Philistines, and saue Keilah.”
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1 Samuel 23:2 Context
1Then they told Dauid, saying, Beholde, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing floores. 2Therefore Dauid enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said vnto Dauid, Goe, and smite the Philistines, and saue Keilah. 3And Dauids men said vnto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Iudah: how much more then if wee come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? 4Then Dauid enquired of the Lord yet againe: And the Lord answered him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilah: for I will deliuer the Philistines into thine hand.
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Therefore David enquired 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.
- King James Version
So David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines? And the LORD said to David, "Go and attack the Philistines and deliver Keilah.""
- New American Standard Version (1995)