1 Samuel 23:2

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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.”

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  • 1 Sam 23:4 : 4 So David asked the LORD once again. But again the LORD replied,“Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand.”
  • 2 Sam 5:19 : 19 So David asked the LORD,“Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The LORD said to David,“March up, for I will indeed hand the Philistines over to you.”
  • 2 Sam 5:23 : 23 So David asked the LORD what he should do. This time the LORD said to him,“Don’t march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees.
  • 1 Sam 23:6 : 6 David Eludes Saul Again Now when Abiathar son of Ahimelech had fled to David at Keilah, he had brought with him an ephod.
  • 1 Sam 23:9-9 : 9 When David realized that Saul was planning to harm him, he told Abiathar the priest,“Bring the ephod!” 10 Then David said,“O LORD God of Israel, your servant has clearly heard that Saul is planning to come to Keilah to destroy the city because of me. 11 Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down as your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, please inform your servant!”Then the LORD said,“He will come down.” 12 David asked,“Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me and my men into Saul’s hand?” The LORD said,“They will deliver you over.”
  • 1 Sam 30:8 : 8 David inquired of the LORD, saying,“Should I pursue this raiding band? Will I overtake them?” He said to him,“Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them and carry out a rescue!”
  • 1 Chr 14:10 : 10 David asked God,“Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The LORD said to him,“March up! I will hand them over to you!”
  • Ps 32:8 : 8 I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.
  • Prov 3:5-6 : 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding. 6 Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.
  • Jer 10:23 : 23 LORD, we know that people do not control their own destiny. It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.
  • Num 27:21 : 21 And he will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the decision of the Urim. At his command they will go out, and at his command they will come in, he and all the Israelites with him, the whole community.”
  • Josh 9:14 : 14 The men examined some of their provisions, but they failed to ask the LORD’s advice.
  • Judg 1:1 : 1 ¶ Judah Takes the Lead After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the LORD,“Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 23:3-5
    3 verses
    93%

    3But David’s men said to him,“We are afraid while we are still here in Judah! What will it be like if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”

    4So David asked the LORD once again. But again the LORD replied,“Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand.”

    5So David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines. He took away their cattle and thoroughly defeated them. David delivered the inhabitants of Keilah.

  • 1 Sam 23:1
    88%

    1David Delivers the City of Keilah They told David,“The Philistines are fighting in Keilah and are looting the threshing floors.”

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

    19So David asked the LORD,“Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The LORD said to David,“March up, for I will indeed hand the Philistines over to you.”

    20So David marched against Baal Perazim and defeated them there. Then he said,“The LORD has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out.” So he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

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

    8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him. When David heard about it, he marched out against them.

    9Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim.

    10David asked God,“Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The LORD said to him,“March up! I will hand them over to you!”

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

    10Then David said,“O LORD God of Israel, your servant has clearly heard that Saul is planning to come to Keilah to destroy the city because of me.

    11Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down as your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, please inform your servant!”Then the LORD said,“He will come down.”

    12David asked,“Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me and my men into Saul’s hand?” The LORD said,“They will deliver you over.”

    13So David and his men, who numbered about six hundred, set out and left Keilah; they moved around from one place to another. When told that David had escaped from Keilah, Saul called a halt to his expedition.

  • 1 Sam 17:37
    79%

    37David went on to say,“The LORD who delivered me from the lion and the bear will also deliver me from the hand of this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David,“Go! The LORD will be with you.”

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    79%

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

  • 2 Sam 5:23
    79%

    23So David asked the LORD what he should do. This time the LORD said to him,“Don’t march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees.

  • 1 Sam 23:7-8
    2 verses
    78%

    7When Saul was told that David had come to Keilah, Saul said,“God has delivered him into my hand, for he has boxed himself into a corner by entering a city with two barred gates.”

    8So Saul mustered all his army to go down to Keilah and besiege David and his men.

  • 2 Sam 5:25
    78%

    25David did just as the LORD commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines from Gibeon all the way to Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 28:1
    78%

    1The Witch of Endor In those days the Philistines gathered their troops for war in order to fight Israel. Achish said to David,“You should fully understand that you and your men must go with me into the battle.”

  • 1 Sam 17:26
    77%

    26David asked the men who were standing near him,“What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and frees Israel from this humiliation? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he defies the armies of the living God?”

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

    31When David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, he called for him.

    32David said to Saul,“Don’t let anyone be discouraged. Your servant will go and fight this Philistine!”

  • 2 Sam 3:18
    77%

    18Act now! For the LORD has said to David,‘By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the Philistines and from all their enemies.’”

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

    44The Philistine said to David,“Come here to me, so I can give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the field!”

    45But David replied to the Philistine,“You are coming against me with sword and spear and javelin. But I am coming against you in the name of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel’s armies, whom you have defied!

    46This very day the LORD will deliver you into my hand! I will strike you down and cut off your head. This day I will give the corpses of the Philistine army to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the land. Then all the land will realize that Israel has a God,

  • 2 Sam 2:1
    77%

    1David is Anointed King Afterward David inquired of the LORD,“Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” The LORD told him,“Go up.” David asked,“Where should I go?” The LORD replied,“To Hebron.”

  • 1 Sam 22:10
    76%

    10He inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

  • 1 Sam 30:8
    76%

    8David inquired of the LORD, saying,“Should I pursue this raiding band? Will I overtake them?” He said to him,“Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them and carry out a rescue!”

  • 2 Sam 5:17
    76%

    17Conflict with the Philistines When the Philistines heard that David had been designated king over Israel, they all went up to search for David. When David heard about it, he went down to the fortress.

  • 1 Sam 17:48
    76%

    48The Philistine drew steadily closer to David to attack him, while David quickly ran toward the battle line to attack the Philistine.

  • 1 Sam 27:1
    76%

    1David Aligns Himself with the Philistines David thought to himself,“One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”

  • 1 Sam 24:9
    75%

    9David said to Saul,“Why do you pay attention when men say,‘David is seeking to do you harm’?

  • 1 Sam 14:37
    75%

    37So Saul asked God,“Should 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%

    13The Philistines again raided the valley.

    14So David again asked God what he should do. This time God told him,“Don’t march up after them; circle around them and come against them in front of the trees.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
    75%

    41The Philistine kept coming closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    75%

    8Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly and they ran away from him.

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

    19They are with Saul and the whole Israelite army in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”

    20So David got up early in the morning and entrusted the flock to someone else who would watch over it. After loading up, he went just as Jesse had instructed him. He arrived at the camp as the army was going out to the battle lines shouting its battle cry.

  • 1 Sam 29:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7So turn and leave in peace. You must not do anything that the leaders of the Philistines consider improper!”

    8But David said to Achish,“What have I done? What have you found in your servant from the day that I first came into your presence until the present time, that I shouldn’t go and fight the enemies of my lord the king?”

  • 1 Sam 17:50
    74%

    50David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand.

  • 1 Sam 17:23
    74%

    23As he was speaking with them, the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, was coming up from the battle lines of the Philistines. He spoke the way he usually did, and David heard it.

  • 1 Sam 21:9
    74%

    9David Goes to Gath The priest replied,“The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the valley of Elah, is wrapped in a garment behind the ephod. If you wish, take it for yourself. Other than that, there’s nothing here.” David said,“There’s nothing like it! Give it to me!”

  • 1 Sam 26:10
    74%

    10David went on to say,“As the LORD lives, the LORD himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be swept away.

  • 1 Sam 17:52
    74%

    52Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward, shouting a battle cry. They chased the Philistines to the valley and to the very gates of Ekron. The Philistine corpses lay fallen along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.

  • 1 Sam 30:23
    74%

    23But David said,“No! You shouldn’t do this, my brothers. Look at what the LORD has given us! He has protected us and has delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us.

  • 1 Sam 26:6
    74%

    6David said to Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother,“Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” Abishai replied,“I will go down with you.”