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1 Samuel 23 Translation Questions
Q? From whom did David seek help when the Philistines fought against Keilah and robbed the threshing floors?
A. David prayed to Yahweh for help. [23:1-2]
Q? Why did David pray to Yahweh again about the Philistines?
A. David's men told him they were afraid in Judah and were also afraid to attack the Philistines. [23:3-4]
Q? What was the outcome when David and his men fought with the Philistines as Yahweh had told David to do?
A. Yahweh gave them victory over the Philistines, so David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. [23:5]
Q? Why did Saul think he could attack David and his men?
A. David and his men were shut in in a city that had gates and bars. [23:7-8]
Q? After David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him, what did David say to Abiathar the priest?
A. David said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here." [23:9]
Q? What did David ask Yahweh concerning Saul and the men of Keilah?
A. David wanted to know if Saul would come down to Keilah and if the men of Keilah would surrender him into Saul's hand. [23:10-11]
Q? What was Yahweh's reply to David concerning the men of Keilah?
A. Yahweh told David that the men of Keilah would surrender David into the hand of Saul. [23:12]
Q? Why did Saul stop his pursuit of David at Keilah and search for him elsewhere?
A. Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah. [23:13-14]
Q? How was Jonathan, Saul's son, a help to David in the wilderness?
A. He went to David and strengthened his hand in God. [23:15]
Q? Before Jonathan went home, what did he and David do in Horesh?
A. They made a covenant before Yahweh. [23:18]
Q? Why was David not safe in Horesh and what did he do?
A. He was going to be betrayed by the people and given over to Saul, so he and his men went to another wilderness. [23:25]
Q? What happened as Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men?
A. A messenger came to Saul and told him that the Philistines had made a raid against the land. [23:26-27]
Q? What was Saul's response to this news?
A. Saul returned to fight the Philistines. [23:28]