Now it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting the threshing floors.”
Now we find why the prophet Gad (by divine direction, no doubt) ordered David to go into the land of Judah, Sa1 22:5. It was that, since Saul neglected the public safety, he might take care of it, notwithstanding the ill treatment that was given him; for he must render good for evil, and therein be a type of him who not only ventured his...
Commenting on 1 Samuel 23:1-6
Then they told David,.... Either the men of Keilah sent to him, being near them, or some well wishers of theirs, and of their country, acquainted him with their case: saying, behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah; had laid siege to it, being a fortified place, Sa1 23:7; it was a city in the tribe of Judah, on the borders of the Philistines; of which...
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors. (a) Which was a city in the tribe of Judah, .