So David and his men went to Keilah. They slaughtered the Philistines and took all their livestock and rescued the people of Keilah.
You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.
I struck them down so they could not get up; they fell beneath my feet.
They repay me evil for good and oppose me for pursuing good.
War broke out again after that, and David led his troops against the Philistines. He attacked them with such fury that they all ran away.
So David asked the Lord again, and again the Lord replied, “Go down to Keilah, for I will help you conquer the Philistines.”
Now when Abiathar son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, he brought the ephod with him.