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1 Samuel 23:4

Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

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ASV

Then David inquired of Jehovah yet again. And Jehovah answered him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hand.

KJV

Then David enquired 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.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיּ֨וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefand he repeatedH3254 →
ע֤וֹדodagainH5750 →
דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732 →
לִשְׁאֹ֣לlish.'Olto enquireH7592 →
בַּֽיהוָ֔ה סba.Yah.wehby YahwehH3068 →
וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huand he answered himH6030 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
ק֚וּםkumariseH6965 →
רֵ֣דredgo downH3381 →
קְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahKeilahH7084 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589 →
נֹתֵ֛ןno.Ten[am] about to giveH5414 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →
בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khain hand yourH3027 →

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1 Samuel 30:8and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”1 Samuel 23:2So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”Judges 7:7Then the LORD said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men who lapped the water I will save you and deliver the Midianites into your hand. But all the others are to go home.”Isaiah 55:10For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,Joshua 8:7you are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.2 Samuel 2:1Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.1 Samuel 14:37So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.2 Chronicles 18:4But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”1 Samuel 22:10Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”1 Samuel 28:6He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.Judges 6:39Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”2 Kings 3:18This is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD, and He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.2 Samuel 5:19So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”Numbers 21:34But the LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.”Exodus 23:31And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.1 Kings 22:5But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”1 Samuel 28:15Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”2 Samuel 21:1During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.”

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