TBESH · H7084
קְעִילָה · qe.i.lah · Keilah
§ Keilah = "fortress" a city in the lowlands of Judah northwest of Hebron
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קְעִילָה (qe.i.lah) means “Keilah” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: keh-ee-law' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
קְעִילָה · qe.i.lah · Keilah
§ Keilah = "fortress" a city in the lowlands of Judah northwest of Hebron
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perhaps from H7049 (קָלַע) in the sense of enclosing; citadel; Keilah, a place in Palestine
KJV glosses: Keilah.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of keilah | 6 |
| to keilah | 4 |
| keilah | 3 |
| at keilah | 2 |
| from keilah | 2 |
| against keilah | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| to keilah | 7 |
| of keilah | 6 |
| against keilah | 1 |
| and keilah | 1 |
| from keilah | 1 |
| keilah | 1 |
| out of keilah | 1 |
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Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their villages.
Read word by wordNow it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting the threshing floors.”
Read word by wordSo David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
Read word by wordBut 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?”
Read word by wordOnce 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.”
Read word by wordThen 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.
Read word by word(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)
Read word by wordWhen Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”
Read word by wordThen Saul summoned all his troops to go to war at Keilah and besiege David and his men.
Read word by wordAnd David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account.
Read word by wordWill the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD.
Read word by wordSo David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.
Read word by wordThen David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.
Read word by wordThe sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
Read word by wordNext to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.
Read word by wordNext to him, their countrymen made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.
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