1 Samuel 23:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? And the LORD said to David, Go and strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    So David asked the LORD, saying, "Should I go and attack these Philistines?" The LORD answered David, "Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah."

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Therefore David{H1732} inquired{H7592} of Jehovah,{H3068} saying,{H559} Shall I go{H3212} and smite{H5221} these Philistines?{H6430} And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto David,{H1732} Go,{H3212} and smite{H5221} the Philistines,{H6430} and save{H3467} Keilah.{H7084}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Therefore David{H1732} enquired{H7592}{(H8799)} of the LORD{H3068}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Shall I go{H3212}{(H8799)} and smite{H5221}{(H8689)} these Philistines{H6430}? And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto David{H1732}, Go{H3212}{(H8798)}, and smite{H5221}{(H8689)} the Philistines{H6430}, and save{H3467}{(H8689)} Keilah{H7084}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then Dauid axed at the LORDE, and sayde: Shal I go, & smyte these Philistynes? And the LORDE sayde vnto Dauid: Go thy waye, thou shalt smyte the Philistynes, and delyuer Cegila.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Therfore Dauid asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shal I goe and smite these Philistims? And the Lord answered Dauid, Go and smite the Philistims, and saue Keilah.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Therfore Dauid asked counsell of the lord, saying: Shal I go and smyte these Philistines? And the Lord aunswered vnto Dauid: Go, and smite the Philistines, and saue Keila.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Therefore David inquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? Yahweh said to David, Go, and strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And David asketh at Jehovah, saying, `Do I go? -- and have I smitten among these Philistines?' And Jehovah saith unto David, `Go, and thou hast smitten among the Philistines, and saved Keilah.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Therefore David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Jehovah said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Therefore David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Jehovah said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go and make an attack on these Philistines? And the Lord said to David, Go and make an attack on the Philistines so that Keilah may be kept from falling into their hands.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Therefore David inquired of Yahweh, saying, "Shall I go and strike these Philistines?" Yahweh said to David, "Go strike the Philistines, and save Keilah."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So David asked the LORD,“Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The LORD said to David,“Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 23:4 : 4 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 your hand.
  • 2 Sam 5:19 : 19 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said to David, Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.
  • 2 Sam 5:23 : 23 And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, You shall not go up, but circle around behind them and come upon them opposite the mulberry trees.
  • 1 Sam 23:6 : 6 And it happened, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
  • 1 Sam 23:9-9 : 9 And David knew that Saul secretly planned mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring here the ephod. 10 Then David said, O LORD God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. 11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant. And the LORD said, He will come down. 12 Then David said, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver you up.
  • 1 Sam 30:8 : 8 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And He answered him, Pursue: for you shall surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
  • 1 Chr 14:10 : 10 David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said to him, Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand.
  • Ps 32:8 : 8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.
  • Prov 3:5-6 : 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.
  • Jer 10:23 : 23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
  • Num 27:21 : 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask for him the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him, the entire congregation.
  • Josh 9:14 : 14 And the men took some of their provisions, and did not ask counsel from the mouth of the LORD.
  • Judg 1:1 : 1 Now after the death of Joshua, it came to pass that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Sam 23:3-5
    3 verses
    93%

    3 And David's men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

    4 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 your hand.

    5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and took away their cattle, and struck them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

  • 1 Sam 23:1
    88%

    1 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they are robbing the threshing floors.

  • 2 Sam 5:19-20
    2 verses
    87%

    19 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said to David, Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.

    20 And David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there and said, The LORD has broken forth upon my enemies before me like the breakthrough of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

  • 1 Chr 14:8-10
    3 verses
    86%

    8 When the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it and went out against them.

    9 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

    10 David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said to him, Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand.

  • 1 Sam 23:10-13
    4 verses
    85%

    10 Then David said, O LORD God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

    11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.

    12 Then David said, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver you up.

    13 Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went wherever they could go. And it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah; and he refrained from going forth.

  • 1 Sam 17:37
    79%

    37 David said moreover, The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. Saul said to David, Go, and the LORD be with you.

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    79%

    16 David therefore did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

  • 2 Sam 5:23
    79%

    23 And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, You shall not go up, but circle around behind them and come upon them opposite the mulberry trees.

  • 1 Sam 23:7-8
    2 verses
    78%

    7 And it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars.

    8 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

  • 2 Sam 5:25
    78%

    25 And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him, and struck the Philistines from Geba until you come to Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 28:1
    78%

    1 In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies for war, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, Be assured, you shall go out with me to battle, you and your men.

  • 1 Sam 17:26
    77%

    26 David spoke to the men standing by him, asking, What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?

  • 1 Sam 17:31-32
    2 verses
    77%

    31 When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him.

    32 David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

  • 2 Sam 3:18
    77%

    18 Now then do it, for the LORD has spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

  • 1 Sam 17:44-46
    3 verses
    77%

    44 The Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the field.

    45 Then David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

    46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. I will give the bodies of the Philistine army this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

  • 2 Sam 2:1
    77%

    1 And it happened after this, that David asked of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said to him, Go up. And David said, Where shall I go up? And He said, To Hebron.

  • 1 Sam 22:10
    76%

    10 And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him food, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

  • 1 Sam 30:8
    76%

    8 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And He answered him, Pursue: for you shall surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

  • 2 Sam 5:17
    76%

    17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it and went down to the stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 17:48
    76%

    48 When the Philistine arose and came near to meet David, David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

  • 1 Sam 27:1
    76%

    1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should quickly escape into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of me, to seek me any longer in any territory of Israel. Thus I will escape out of his hand.

  • 1 Sam 24:9
    75%

    9 And David said to Saul, Why do you listen to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeks your harm?

  • 1 Sam 14:37
    75%

    37 Saul inquired of God, "Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You deliver them into the hand of Israel?" But He did not answer him that day.

  • 1 Chr 14:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13 And the Philistines once again spread themselves out in the valley.

    14 David inquired again of God; and God said to him, Do not go up after them; turn away from them and come upon them opposite the mulberry trees.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
    75%

    41 The Philistine came closer and closer to David, and the man who carried his shield went in front of him.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    75%

    8 And there was war again; and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.

  • 1 Sam 17:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

    20 David rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, took the provisions, and went as Jesse had commanded him; he came to the camp as the army was going out to the fight and shouting for battle.

  • 1 Sam 29:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7 Therefore now return, and go in peace, that you do not displease the lords of the Philistines.

    8 And David said to Achish, But what have I done? and what have you found in your servant since I have been with you until this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

  • 1 Sam 17:50
    74%

    50 Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone and struck the Philistine, and killed him. There was no sword in David's hand.

  • 1 Sam 17:23
    74%

    23 As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath named Goliath came from the ranks of the Philistines and spoke the same words as before, and David heard them.

  • 1 Sam 21:9
    74%

    9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if you will take that, take it, for there is no other but that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it to me.

  • 1 Sam 26:10
    74%

    10 David said furthermore, "As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he shall go down into battle and perish."

  • 1 Sam 17:52
    74%

    52 The men of Israel and Judah arose, shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance to the valley and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell along the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and Ekron.

  • 1 Sam 30:23
    74%

    23 Then said David, You shall not do so, my brethren, with what the LORD has given us, who has preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

  • 1 Sam 26:6
    74%

    6 Then David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, "Who will go down with me to the camp of Saul?" And Abishai said, "I will go down with you."