Study it in the app“David inquired of YHWH, saying, “Shall I go and strike these Philistines?” YHWH said to David, “Go, strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.””
Davidדָּוִדinquiredוַיִּשְׁאַלof YHWH,בַּיהוָהsaying,לֵאמֹר“Shall I goהַאֵלֵךְand strikeוְהִכֵּיתִיtheseהָאֵלֶּהPhilistines?”בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםYHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִד“Go,לֵךְstrikeוְהִכִּיתָthe Philistines,בַפְּלִשְׁתִּיםand saveוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּKeilah.”קְעִילָה
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsinquire
To ask YHWH what to do.
Where else “yishal” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “elech” appearsdefeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “hiketi” appearsPhilistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishtim” appearssave
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshata” appearsKeilah
Keilah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah.
Where else “keila” appears1They told David, saying, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are plundering the threshing floors.”
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3David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah, against the battle lines of the Philistines!”
