KJV King James Version
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
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1 Samuel 23:7
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”
WEB World English Bible
It was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars.”
ASV American Standard Version
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it is declared to Saul that David hath come in to Keilah, and Saul saith, ‘God hath made him known for my hand, for he hath been shut in, to enter into a city of doors and bar.’
Surrounding context — 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.
5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, [that] he came down [with] an ephod in his hand.
7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
8 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
9 And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
10 Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֻּגַּ֣דH5046 · na.gadto tellלְשָׁא֔וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulכִּי־H3588 · kiforבָ֥אH935 · boto come (in): comeדָוִ֖דH1732 · da.vidDavidקְעִילָ֑הH7084 · qe.i.lahKeilahוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayשָׁא֗וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulנִכַּ֨רH5234 · na.kharto recognizeאֹת֤וֹH853 · et[Obj.]אֱלֹהִים֙H430 · e.lo.himGodבְּיָדִ֔יH3027 · yadhandכִּ֚יH3588 · kiforנִסְגַּ֣רH5462 · sa.garto shutלָב֔וֹאH935 · boto come (in): comeבְּעִ֖ירH5892 · irexcitementדְּלָתַ֥יִםH1817 · daldoorוּבְרִֽיחַ׃H1280 · be.ri.achbar
Cross-references
1 Samuel 24:4-6And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily.1 Samuel 26:8-9Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not [smite] him the second time.1 Samuel 23:14And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.Job 20:5That the triumphing of the wicked [is] short, and the joy of the hypocrite [but] for a moment?Psalm 71:10-11For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,Exodus 14:3For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They [are] entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.Exodus 15:9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.Judges 16:2-3[And it was told] the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed [him] in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.Luke 19:43-44For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
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