Keilah

Citadel, a city in the lowlands of Judah (Josh. 15:44). David rescued it from the attack of the Philistines (1 Sam. 23:1-8); but the inhabitants proving unfaithful to him, in that they sought to deliver him up to Saul (13), he and his men “departed from Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go.” They fled to the hill Hareth, about 3 miles to the east, and thence through Hebron to Ziph (q.v.). “And David was in the wilderness of Ziph, in a wood” (1 Sam. 23:15). Here Jonathan sought him out, “and strengthened his hand in God.” This was the last interview between David and Jonathan (23:16-18). It is the modern Khurbet Kila. Others identify it with Khuweilfeh, between Beit Jibrin (Eleutheropolis) and Beersheba, mentioned in the Amarna tablets.

Recorded scripture occurrences (15)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: JOS 15:44

OET-RV JOS 15:44

44 Ke’ilah, Akziv, and Mareshah—nine cities as well as their villages.

OET-LV JOS 15:44

44 And_Qəˊīlāh and_ʼAkzīⱱ and_Marʼēshāh cities nine and_villages _of_their.

Show passage in OET: SA1 23:1

OET-RV SA1 23:1

23 Some time later, David was told, “Listen, the Pelishtim are fighting against the city of Ke’ilah and they are stealing grain from the threshing floors,”

OET-LV SA1 23:1

23 And_people _told to_Dāvid to_say THERE the_Pəlishtiy are_fighting against_Qəˊīlāh and_they are_plundering DOM the _threshing_floors.

Show passage in OET: SA1 23:2

OET-RV SA1 23:2

2 so he asked Yahweh, “Should I go and attack those Pelishtim?”
¶ “Go and attack the Pelishtim and save Ke’ilah,” Yahweh responded.

OET-LV SA1 23:2

2 And_ Dāvid _he _enquired by_YHWH to_say will_I _go and_will _I _attack (in)_Pəlishtiy the_these and_ YHWH _he/it _said to Dāvid go and_you _will _attack (in)_Pəlishtiy and_you _will _deliver DOM Qəˊīlāh.

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