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.
5 So David went with his men to Keilah and fought against the Philistines. He drove off their cattle and inflicted a severe defeat on them, and freed the inhabitants of Keilah.