1 Samuel 23:2

Easy To Read Version

David asked the Lord, “Should I go and fight these Philistines?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 2:1

Later David asked the Lord for advice. David said, “Should I take control [6] of any of the cities of Judah?”

2 Samuel 5:19

David asked the Lord, saying, “Should I go to war against the Philistines? Will you help me defeat the Philistines?”

2 Samuel 5:23

David prayed to the Lord. This time the Lord told David, “Don’t go up there. Go around them to the back of their army. Attack them from the other side of the balsam trees.

1 Chronicles 14:10

David asked God, “Should I go and fight the Philistine people? Will you let me defeat them?”

Psalm 32:8

\{The Lord says,\}\par “I will teach you and guide you\par on the way you should live.\par I will protect you and be your guide.\par

Jeremiah 10:23

Lord, I know that a person does not really own his life.\par People don’t really know the right way to live.\par

Numbers 27:21

If Joshua needs to make a decision, then he will go to Eleazar the priest. Eleazar will use the Urim [325] to learn the Lord’s answer. Then Joshua and all the people of Israel will do the things God says. If he says, ‘go to war,’ then they will go to war. And if he says, ‘go home,’ then they will go home.”

Joshua 9:14

The men of Israel wanted to know if these men were telling the truth. So they tasted the bread—but they did not ask the Lord what they should do.

Judges 1:1

Joshua died. Then the people of Israel prayed to the Lord. They said, “Which of our family groups should be the first to go and fight for us against the Canaanite people?”

1 Samuel 10:22

Then they asked the Lord, “Has Saul come here yet?”

1 Samuel 14:37

So Saul asked God, “Should I go chase the Philistines? Will you let us defeat the Philistines?” But God did not answer Saul that day.

1 Samuel 23:3

But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are here in Judah and we are scared. Just think how scared we will be if we go to where the Philistine army is.”

1 Samuel 23:4

David again asked the Lord. And the Lord answered David, “Go down to Keilah. I will help you defeat the Philistines.”

1 Samuel 23:6

(When Abiathar ran away to David, Abiathar took an ephod [190] with him.)

1 Samuel 30:8

Then David prayed to the Lord. “Should I chase the people who took our families? Will I catch them?”