1 Samuel 23:4

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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.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Judg 7:7 : 7 The LORD said to Gideon,“With the three hundred men who lapped I will deliver the whole army and I will hand Midian over to you. The rest of the men should go home.”
  • Josh 8:7 : 7 Then you rise up from your hiding place and seize the city. The LORD your God will hand it over to you.
  • Judg 6:39 : 39 Gideon said to God,“Please do not get angry at me, when I ask for just one more sign. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time make only the fleece dry, while the ground around it is covered with dew.”
  • 1 Sam 28:6 : 6 So Saul inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him– not by dreams nor by Urim nor by the prophets.
  • 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 Kgs 3:18 : 18 This is an easy task for the LORD; he will also hand Moab over to you.

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  • 1 Sam 23:1-3
    3 verses
    93%

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

    2So 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.”

    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?”

  • 1 Sam 23:5-8
    4 verses
    85%

    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.

    6David Eludes Saul Again Now when Abiathar son of Ahimelech had fled to David at Keilah, he had brought with him an ephod.

    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.

  • 1 Sam 23:10-14
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    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.

    14David stayed in the strongholds that were in the desert and in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. Saul looked for him all the time, but God did not deliver David into his hand.

  • 2 Sam 5:19
    84%

    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.”

  • 1 Chr 14:8-10
    3 verses
    83%

    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!”

  • 2 Sam 5:22-23
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    77%

    22The Philistines again came up and spread out in the valley of Rephaim.

    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 17:37
    76%

    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.”

  • 2 Sam 5:17
    75%

    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 22:10
    75%

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

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    75%

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

  • 1 Sam 14:37
    74%

    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.

  • 2 Sam 5:25
    74%

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

  • 1 Chr 14:13-14
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    74%

    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.

  • 2 Sam 3:18
    74%

    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 28:1
    74%

    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.”

  • 2 Sam 2:1
    74%

    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 17:45-46
    2 verses
    74%

    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,

  • 1 Sam 24:9
    74%

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

  • 2 Sam 21:15
    73%

    15Israel Engages in Various Battles with the Philistines Another battle was fought between the Philistines and Israel. So David went down with his soldiers and fought the Philistines. David became exhausted.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    73%

    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 17:31-32
    2 verses
    73%

    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!”

  • 1 Sam 17:26
    73%

    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?”

  • 2 Sam 23:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13At the time of the harvest three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the cave of Adullam. A band of Philistines was camped in the valley of Rephaim.

    14David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.

  • 1 Sam 30:8
    72%

    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!”

  • 1 Sam 17:48
    72%

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

  • 2 Sam 23:10
    72%

    10he stood his ground and fought the Philistines until his hand grew so tired that it seemed stuck to his sword. The LORD gave a great victory on that day. When the army returned to him, the only thing left to do was to plunder the corpses.

  • 1 Sam 26:6
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    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.”

  • 1 Sam 30:15
    72%

    15David said to him,“Can you take us down to this raiding party?” He said,“Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to this raiding party.”

  • 1 Sam 17:23
    72%

    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 17:20
    72%

    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 27:1
    72%

    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.”

  • 2 Sam 22:1
    72%

    1David Sings to the Lord David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
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    41The Philistine kept coming closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.

  • 1 Sam 30:23
    72%

    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.