1 Samuel 23:5
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
יָשַׁב
the inhabitants of
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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גָּדוֹל
great
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גָּדוֹל
Great, large, elder. Gadol. God is gadol and greatly to be praised. His greatness is beyond all measure and beyond all comparison.
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מִקְנֶה
livestock/ their
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מִקְנֶה
something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition
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מַכָּה
a defeat
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מַכָּה
a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence
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קְעִילָה
Keilah
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קְעִילָה
Keilah, a place in Palestine
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