1 Samuel 23:5
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.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
So David and his men went to Keilah,.... Animated by a commission from God, and a promise of success by him:
and fought with the Philistines; encamped before Keilah:
and brought away their cattle;…
Methodist theologian, 1762–1832
Adam Clarke
Brought away their cattle - The forage and spoil which the Philistines had taken, driving the country before them round about Keilah.
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,…