George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
1 Samuel 23:3
Judea, in the midst of the country, remote from the Philistines; and in a forest, where Saul cannot so easily attack us, as in a city.
Judea, in the midst of the country, remote from the Philistines; and in a forest, where Saul cannot so easily attack us, as in a city.
If Gad was with David at the forest of Hareth 1 Samuel 22:5, and there inquired for him of the Lord 1 Samuel 23:2,1 Samuel 23:4, but did not accompany him to Keilah, and if Abiathar’s flight occurred...
CHAPTER 23 _ 1. The victory over the Philistines at Keilah (1 Samuel 23:1)_ 2. In the wilderness of Ziph (1 Samuel 23:14) 3. Saul's return (1 Samuel 23:27) Keilah was about six miles sou
1 SAMUEL 23. DAVID ESCAPES FROM SAUL (J). 1 Samuel 23:1. David hears that the Philistines are raiding the territory of Keilah (p. 31), a little S. of Adullam. He ascertains by oracles, probably using...
MEN. Hebrew. _'enosh._ App-14....
_here in Judah_ Keilah belonged to the tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:44): so that _Judah_must here be used in a limited sense of the highlands of Judah. _the armies of the Philistines_ David's men exagge...
Saul's Pursuit of David to Keilah, 1 Samuel 23:1-29. _Abiathar, the Priest, With David._ 1 Samuel 23:1-6 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the t...
_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?_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
23:3 armies (a-25) As ch. 17.36....
DAVID DELIVERS KEILAH AND AFTERWARDS RETIRES TO THE WILDERNESS OF ZIPH AND MAON 6. _With_ AN EPHOD IN HIS HAND] This is inserted to explain how it was that David was able to enquire of the LORD: see...
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 23 DAVID SAVES THE TOWN OF KEILAH V1 Someone told David that the *Philistines were attacking the town of Keilah. And they were stealing the g...
HERE IN JUDAH. — This does not imply that Keilah was out of the territory of Judah, but simply that the district in the neighbourhood round Keilah was at that time under Philistine domination. The ope...
וַ יֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י דָוִד֙ אֵלָ֔יו הִנֵּ֨ה...
CHAPTER XXX. _ DAVID AT KEILAH, ZIPH, AND MAON._ 1 Samuel 23:1. THE period of David's life shortly sketched in this chapter, must have been full of trying and exciting events. If we knew all the det...
SUCCESS AND SAFETY UNDER GOD'S GUIDANCE 1 Samuel 23:1 We learn here that those who are called to walk in the maze of human life need to look constantly upward for direction. “It is not in man that wa...
The series of happenings recorded in this chapter reveals most vividly the appalling condition of affairs in the kingdom. Saul, still nominally king, filled with hatred for David, was devoting all hi...
And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in (b) Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? (b) That is, in the midst of Judah, much more whe...
(1) В¶ Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors. (2) Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philis...
We enter now on a portion of David's history sensibly different from what we have already had, which closed with the efforts of Jonathan to restore matters and to attach Saul to him at least openly. J...
David, despised as he may be, is the king and saviour of the people; he puts the Philistines to flight with great slaughter. He finds nothing but treachery in Israel, of which Saul makes use in the ho...
AND DAVID'S MEN SAID UNTO HIM, BEHOLD, WE BE AFRAID HERE IN JUDAH,.... Of Saul and his army falling upon them, and crushing them, though they were in the tribe of Judah, where they had many friends, a...
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? Ver. 3. And David's men said unto him.] See a like di...
_David's men said, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah_ “They had more than difficulty enough to defend themselves against Saul where they were; and could it be less than madness to provoke more and g...
1 Dauid enquiring of the Lord by Abiathar, rescueth Keilah. 7 God shewing him the comming of Saul and the trecherie of the Keilites, he escapeth from Keilah. 14 In Ziph Ionathan commeth and comforte...
And David's men, who at that time did not share his simple trust in Jehovah, SAID UNTO HIM, BEHOLD, WE BE AFRAID HERE IN JUDAH, they were apprehensive of the persecution of Saul; HOW MUCH MORE, THEN,...
David's Rescue of Keilah...
David remains devoted to his people Israel. It is disturbing to him to hear that the Philistines were fighting against Keilah and robbing grain from the threshing floors. Saul shows no concern for the...
1-6 When princes persecute God's people, let them expect vexation on all sides. The way for any country to be quiet, is to let God's church be quiet in it: if Saul fight against David, the Philistines...
HERE IN JUDAH, i. e. in this part of Judah, whereas yet we have no army to oppose us; for else Keilah also was in Judah. IF WE COME TO KEILAH; when we shall have a potent enemy before us, the Philisti...
1 Samuel 23:3 Davids H1732 men H582 said H559 (H8799) afraid H3373 Judah H3063 go H3212 (H8799) Keilah...
SECTION 4 SUBSECTION B. DAVID DELIVERS KEILAH FROM AN INVASION BY THE PHILISTINES, IS VISITED BY JONATHAN, AND EVADES CAPTURE BY SAUL (1 SAMUEL 23:1) a David Delivers Keilah From An Invasion By The...
DAVID DELIVERS KEILAH FROM THE PHILISTINES (1 SAMUEL 23:1). The last we heard David and his men were in the Forest of Hareth (whereabouts unknown). If they were still there when Abiathar sought them o...
CONTENTS: Wanderings and adventures of David. CHARACTERS: God, David, Saul, Jonathan, Abiathar. CONCLUSION: Whatever befalls us, if we acknowledge God in all our ways and seek direction from Him, Go...
1 Samuel 23:1. _Keilah,_ a walled town in the south of Judah, near the sources of the brook Besor. 1 Samuel 23:4. _David enquired of the Lord yet again._ Gideon also asked a double sign in time of fe...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 22:1. “KEILAH.” A city of Judah, mentioned in Joshua 15:44, and identified by Lieut. Van de Velde with a site containing ruins, and now called Kila, a few miles...
ADVENTURES OF DAVID AT KEILAH AND IN THE WILDERNESS OF ZIPH (1 Samuel 23:1). EXPOSITION DAVID RESCUES KEILAH, BUT HAS
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they're robbing their threshingfloors. So David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philisti...
1 Samuel 23:15; 1 Samuel 23:23; 1 Samuel 23:26; Jeremiah 12:5; P