231 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
231 When David was told, "Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are looting the threshing floors,"
231 Now they told David, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors."
231 It was reported to David that the Philistines were raiding Keilah and looting the grain.
231 Then they told David, saying, "Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are robbing the threshing floors."
231 One day news came to David that the Philistines were at Keilah stealing grain from the threshing floors.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 23:1
Commentary on 1 Samuel 23:1-6
(Read 1 Samuel 23:1-6)
When princes persecute God's people, let them expect vexation on all sides. The way for any country to be quiet, is to let God's church be quiet in it: if Saul fight against David, the Philistines fight against his country. David considered himself the protector of the land. Thus did the Saviour Jesus, and left us an example. Those are unlike David, who sullenly decline to do good, if they are not rewarded for services.