1. David was informed that the Philistines were attacking Keilah and plundering the threshing floors.
2. So he consulted the Lord, asking, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” The Lord answered, Go, attack them, and free Keilah.
3. But David’s men said to him: “Even in Judah we have reason to fear. How much more so if we go to Keilah against the forces of the Philistines!”
4. Again David consulted the Lord, who answered: Go down to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your power.