1 Samuel 23:3

New Century Version

But David’s men said to him, “We’re afraid here in Judah. We will be more afraid if we go to Keilah where the Philistine army is.”

Cross References

Jeremiah 12:5

“If you get tired while racing against people, how can you race against horses? If you stumble in a country that is safe, what will you do in the thick thornbushes along the Jordan River?

Psalm 11:1

I trust in the Lord for protection. So why do you say to me, “Fly like a bird to your mountain.

1 Samuel 23:26

Saul was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side. They were hurrying to get away from Saul, because Saul and his men were closing in on them.

1 Samuel 23:23

Find all the hiding places he uses, and come back and tell me everything. Then I’ll go with you. If David is in the area, I will track him down among all the families in Judah.”

1 Samuel 23:15

While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that Saul was coming to kill him.

1 Samuel 23:2

David asked the Lord, “Should I go and fight these Philistines?” The Lord answered him, “Go. Attack them, and save Keilah.”

1 Samuel 23:4

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