1 Samuel 23:1
Strong's Lexicon
Now it was reported
וַיַּגִּ֥דוּ (way·yag·gi·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5046: 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known 1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare 1a1) to tell, announce, report 1a2) to declare, make known, expound 1a3) to inform of 1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim 1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess 1a5a) messenger (participle) 1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported

to David
לְדָוִ֖ד (lə·ḏā·wiḏ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David = 'beloved' 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

“Look,
הִנֵּ֤ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: 1) behold, lo, see, if

the Philistines
פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ (p̄ə·liš·tîm)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistine = 'immigrants' 1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan

are fighting
נִלְחָמִ֣ים (nil·ḥā·mîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3898: 1) to fight, do battle, make war 1a) (Qal) to fight, do battle 1b) (Niphal) to engage in battle, wage war 2) (Qal) to eat, use as food

against Keilah
בִּקְעִילָ֔ה (biq·‘î·lāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7084: Keilah = 'fortress' 1) a city in the lowlands of Judah northwest of Hebron

וְהֵ֖מָּה (wə·hêm·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who

and looting
שֹׁסִ֥ים (šō·sîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8154: 1) to spoil, plunder, take spoil 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to plunder 1a2) plunderers (participle) 1b) (Poel) to plunder

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

the threshing floors.”
הַגֳּרָנֽוֹת׃ (hag·go·rā·nō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1637: 1) threshing-floor 2) (TWOT) barn, barn floor, corn floor, void place

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting the threshing floors.”

Young's Literal Translation
And they declare to David, saying, ‘Lo, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are spoiling the threshing-floors.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It was reported to David: “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and raiding the threshing floors.”

New American Standard Bible
Then they told David, saying, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are plundering the threshing floors."

King James Bible
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
When David was told, "Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are looting the threshing floors,"

New Living Translation
One day news came to David that the Philistines were at Keilah stealing grain from the threshing floors.

English Standard Version
Now they told David, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors.”

New American Standard Bible
Then they told David, saying, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are plundering the threshing floors."

King James Bible
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It was reported to David: "Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and raiding the threshing floors."

International Standard Version
Someone told David, "Look, the Philistines are fighting at Keilah and are plundering the threshing floors."

NET Bible
They told David, "The Philistines are fighting in Keilah and are looting the threshing floors."

American Standard Version
And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing-floors.

English Revised Version
And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.

Young's Literal Translation
And they declare to David, saying, 'Lo, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are spoiling the threshing-floors.'
















Cross References
Joshua 15:44
And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

Nehemiah 3:17
After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.

Nehemiah 3:18
After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.

Daniel 2:35
Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

1 Samuel 1:1
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

1 Samuel 22:23
Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

1 Samuel 22:22
And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.

1 Samuel 22:21
And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.

1 Samuel 23:2
Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

1 Samuel 23:3
And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

1 Samuel 23:4
Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
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