1Sa 23:2, 4, 9-12, 2Sa 2:1, 5:19, 23, 1Ki 22:5-6, 2Ch 34:26 | ESV | STEP | Therefore David inquired of the Lord , Shall I go and attack these Philistines ? And the Lord said to David , Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah .

aSee ch. 22:10

b[See ver. 2 above]

c ver. 14; Josh. 24:11; Judg. 7:7; 20:28

d ch. 30:7; [Num. 27:21]

e ver. 20

fSee 1 Sam. 22:10

gSee Josh. 14:13

hSee ch. 2:1

iSee 1 Sam. 22:10

j ch. 18:19

1 Samuel 23:2

2 Therefore David ^ainquired of the Lord, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And the Lord said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”

1 Samuel 23:4

4 Then David ^binquired of the Lord again. And the Lord answered him, “Arise, go down to Keilah, ^cfor I will give the Philistines into your hand.”

1 Samuel 23:9-12

9 David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest, ^d“Bring the ephod here.” 10 Then David said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city on my account. 11 Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O Lord, the God of Israel, please tell your servant.” And the Lord said, “He will come down.” 12 Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” And the Lord said, ^e“They will surrender you.”

2 Samuel 2:1

David Anointed King of Judah

1 After this David ^finquired of the Lord, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” David said, “To which shall I go up?” And he said, “To ^gHebron.”

2 Samuel 5:19

19 And David ^hinquired of the Lord, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give them into my hand?” And the Lord said to David, “Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.”

2 Samuel 5:23

23 ⁱAnd when David inquired of the Lord, he said, “You shall not go up; go around to their rear, and come against them opposite the balsam trees.

1 Kings 22:5-6

5 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Inquire first for the word of the Lord.” 6 Then the king of Israel ^jgathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”

2 Chronicles 34:26

26 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard,