¹Now it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting the threshing floors.” ²So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” ³But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” ⁴Once 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.” ⁵Then David and his men went to Keilah, fought against the Philistines, and carried off their livestock, striking them with a mighty blow. So David saved the people of Keilah. ⁶(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)