# קְעִילָה (qeilah)

Israeli respelling: qe-i-lah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H7084. 16 Old Testament occurrences.

Keilah, a place in Palestine

King James renderings: Keilah.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/qeilah-h7084

## Occurrences

- [Joshua 15:44](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/15/44) — And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
- [1 Samuel 23:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/1) — Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
- [1 Samuel 23:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/2) — Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Phili…
- [1 Samuel 23:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/3) — And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philis…
- [1 Samuel 23:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/4) — Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines…
- [1 Samuel 23:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/5) — So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter.…
- [1 Samuel 23:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/6) — And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
- [1 Samuel 23:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/7) — And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering in…
- [1 Samuel 23:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/8) — And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
- [1 Samuel 23:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/10) — Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sak…
- [1 Samuel 23:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/11) — Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, t…
- [1 Samuel 23:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/12) — Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.
- [1 Samuel 23:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/13) — Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was to…
- [1 Chronicles 4:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/4/19) — And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
- [Nehemiah 3:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/3/17) — After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.
- [Nehemiah 3:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/3/18) — After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.