And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah,....
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1 Samuel 23:7
1 Samuel 23:7
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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7, 8): He heard that he had come to Keilah; and did he not hear what
brought him thither? Was it not told him that he had bravely relieved…