Lectionary Calendar

Friday, April 17th, 2026
the Second Week after Easter

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ثم قال داود يا رب اله اسرائيل ان عبدك قد سمع بان شاول يحاول ان يأتي الى قعيلة لكي يخرب المدينة بسببي.

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies; David; God; Ingratitude; Keilah; Malice; Prayer; Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ephod, the; High Priest, the; Urim and Thummim;

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Keilah; Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ephod; Urim and thummim; Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Urim and Thummim; Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer; Easton Bible Dictionary - David; Foreknowledge of God; Holman Bible Dictionary - Ephod; Inquire of God; Keilah; Samuel, Books of; Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Wisdom of Christ; Morrish Bible Dictionary - Keilah ; The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Rock; People's Dictionary of the Bible - Foreknowledge; Keilah; Smith Bible Dictionary - Kei'lah; Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Government of the Hebrews; Urim and Thummim;

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the; International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Foreknow; Omniscience; Urim and Thummim; The Jewish Encyclopedia - Keilah;

destroy the city: 1 Samuel 23:8, 1 Samuel 22:19, Genesis 18:24, Esther 3:6, Proverbs 28:15, Romans 3:15, Romans 3:16

Reciprocal: Judges 1:1 - asked Judges 8:27 - an ephod 1 Samuel 28:15 - answereth 1 Samuel 30:8 - inquired

Then said David,.... By the priest, for it was he that put the questions for and in the name of the inquirer:

O Lord God of Israel; the great Jehovah, the covenant God of his people, who always has a merciful regard unto them:

thy servant hath certainly heard; had good information of it, on which he could depend:

that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah; that was his intention and resolution:

to destroy the city for my sake; to besiege it, and demolish it, if that was necessary, in order to take him.

Smith Van Dyke Version