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It is primarily known for its association with King David during his fugitive years while fleeing from King Saul. The city is referenced in several key biblical passages, providing insights into its historical and theological importance.<br><br><b>Geographical and Historical Context</b><br><br>Keilah was situated in the Shephelah, the fertile lowland region of Judah, which served as a buffer zone between the hill country of Judah and the Philistine territories. This strategic location made Keilah a site of frequent conflict, particularly during the period of the Judges and the early monarchy in Israel.<br><br><b>Biblical Narrative</b><br><br>The most notable biblical account involving Keilah is found in <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/23.htm">1 Samuel 23</a>. During this period, David was on the run from King Saul, who sought to kill him. The Philistines attacked Keilah, looting the threshing floors. David, upon receiving news of the Philistine assault, inquired of the LORD whether he should intervene. The LORD instructed David to go and save Keilah, promising him victory over the Philistines.<br><br><a href="/1_samuel/23-2.htm">1 Samuel 23:2-5</a> records this divine guidance and David's subsequent actions: "So David inquired of the LORD, 'Shall I go and attack these Philistines?' The LORD answered him, 'Go, attack the Philistines and save Keilah.' But David’s men said to him, 'Look, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces!' Once again David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him, 'Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.' So David and his men went to Keilah, fought against the Philistines, carried off their livestock, and inflicted heavy losses on them. Thus David saved the people of Keilah."<br><br>After the victory, David and his men stayed in Keilah. However, upon learning that Saul was plotting to besiege the city to capture him, David sought the LORD's counsel again. The LORD revealed that the people of Keilah would betray David to Saul. Consequently, David and his men departed from Keilah, continuing their flight from Saul.<br><br><b>Theological Significance</b><br><br>The narrative of Keilah highlights several theological themes. First, it underscores the importance of seeking divine guidance in times of crisis. David's repeated inquiries of the LORD demonstrate his reliance on God's direction rather than solely on human wisdom or military might.<br><br>Second, the account illustrates the precariousness of human loyalty. Despite David's deliverance of Keilah from the Philistines, the inhabitants were willing to betray him to Saul. This reflects the broader biblical theme of the fickleness of human allegiance and the need for trust in God's faithfulness.<br><br>Lastly, the episode at Keilah foreshadows David's future as a king who would be both a warrior and a man after God's own heart. His actions in Keilah reveal his role as a protector of Israel, prefiguring his later reign as a shepherd-king who would lead the nation according to God's will.<br><br><b>Archaeological Insights</b><br><br>While the exact location of Keilah has been debated, it is generally identified with the site of Khirbet Qila, near the modern village of Qila. Archaeological surveys in the region have uncovered remains from various periods, including the Iron Age, which corresponds to the time of David. These findings provide a backdrop for understanding the historical context of the biblical narrative.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>Keilah's account is a testament to the complexities of leadership, loyalty, and divine guidance in the life of David. It serves as a reminder of the challenges faced by those who seek to follow God's will amidst the uncertainties of human affairs.<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Keilah</span><p>(<i>fortress</i>), a city of the Shefelah, or lowland district of Judah. (<a href="/joshua/15-44.htm">Joshua 15:44</a>) Its main interest consists in its connection with David. (<a href="/1_samuel/23-7.htm">1 Samuel 23:7-13</a>) It is represented by <i>Kila</i> , a site with ruins, on the lower road from <i>Beit Jibria</i> to Hebron.<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Keilah</span><p>A city in the plains of Judah, which David once relieved from a siege by the Philistines, but which afterwards sought to deliver him up to Saul, <a href="/context/1_samuel/23-1.htm">1 Samuel 23:1-13</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/3-17.htm">Nehemiah 3:17</a>. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Citadel, a city in the lowlands of Judah (<a href="/joshua/15-44.htm">Joshua 15:44</a>). David rescued it from the attack of the Philistines (<a href="/1_samuel/23-1.htm">1 Samuel 23:1</a>-8); but the inhabitants proving unfaithful to him, in that they sought to deliver him up to Saul (13), he and his men "departed from Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go." They fled to the hill Hareth, about 3 miles to the east, and thence through Hebron to Ziph (q.v.). "And David was in the wilderness of Ziph, in a wood" (<a href="/1_samuel/23-15.htm">1 Samuel 23:15</a>). Here Jonathan sought him out, "and strengthened his hand in God." This was the last interview between David and Jonathan (<a href="/1_samuel/23-16.htm">23:16</a>-18). It is the modern Khurbet Kila. Others identify it with Khuweilfeh, between Beit Jibrin (Eleutheropolis) and Beersheba, mentioned in the Amarna tablets. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">KEILAH</span><p>ke-i'-la (qe`ilah; Keeilam):<br><br>(1) A city of the Shephelah mentioned (<a href="/joshua/15-44.htm">Joshua 15:44</a>) along with Nezib, Aehzib and Mareshah. Among those who repaired the walls of Jerusalem was "Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district. After him repaired their brethren, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah" (<a href="/nehemiah/3-17.htm">Nehemiah 3:17, 18</a>).<br><br>1. David and Keilah:<br><br>It is, however, from the story of the wandering of David that we have most information regarding this place. It was a city with gates and bars (<a href="/1_samuel/23-7.htm">1 Samuel 23:7</a>). The Philistines came against it and commenced robbing the threshing-floors. David, after twice inquiring of Yahweh, went down with his 600 men (<a href="/1_samuel/23-13.htm">1 Samuel 23:13</a>) and "fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and slew them with great slaughter." Saul hearing that David and his men were within a fortified town "summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men" (<a href="/1_samuel/23-8.htm">1 Samuel 23:8</a>). Then David asked Abiathar the priest to bring him an ephod, and he inquired of Yahweh whether, if Saul came, the men of Keilah would surrender him to save that city; hearing from Yahweh, "They will deliver thee up," he and all his men escaped from Keilah and went into the wilderness. The reputed strength of Keilah is confirmed by its mention in 5 tablets in the Tell el-Amarna Letters under the name of Kilts (qilti, Petrie) with Gedor, Gath, Rabbah and Gezer.<br><br>2. Identification:<br><br>Although other identifications were proposed by the older topographers, there is now a general consensus of opinion that the site of this city is Khurbet Kila (Josephus, Ant, VI, xiii, 1, in his account of David's adventure calls the place "Killa"). It is a hill covered with ruins in the higher part of Wady es Sur, 1,575 ft. above sea-level, whose terraced sides are covered with grainfields. The Eusebius, Onomasticon (Latin text) states that it was 8 miles from Eleutheropolis, which is about the distance of Khurbet Kila from Beit Jibrin. Beit Nusib (Nezib) is a couple of miles away, and Tell Sandahannah (Mareshah) but 7 miles to the West (<a href="/joshua/15-44.htm">Joshua 15:44</a>). An early Christian tradition states that the prophet Habakkuk was buried at Keilah.<br><br>(2) The Garmite (which see), <a href="/1_chronicles/4-19.htm">1 Chronicles 4:19</a>; see PEF, 314, Sh XXI.<br><br>E. W. G. Masterman<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1636.htm"><span class="l">1636. Garmi -- "bony," a name applied to <b>Keilah</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 1635, 1636. Garmi. 1637 . "bony," a name applied to <b>Keilah</b>. Transliteration:<br> Garmi Phonetic Spelling: (gar-mee') Short Definition: Garmite. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1636.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7084.htm"><span class="l">7084. Qeilah -- a city in Judah</span></a><br><b>...</b> 7083, 7084. Qeilah. 7085 . a city in Judah. Transliteration: Qeilah Phonetic<br> Spelling: (keh-ee-law') Short Definition: <b>Keilah</b>. <b>...</b> <b>Keilah</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7084.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/a_soldier_who_spared_his.htm"><span class="l">A Soldier who Spared his Enemy</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now when David was told, "The Philistines are fighting against <b>Keilah</b> and are robbing<br> the threshing-floors," he inquired of Jehovah, "Shall I go and attack <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/a soldier who spared his.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_13_how_david_when.htm"><span class="l">How David, when He had Twice the Opportunity of Killing Saul did <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1. About this time it was that David heard how the Philistines had made an inroad<br> into the country of <b>Keilah</b>, and robbed it; so he offered himself to fight <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 13 how david when.htm</font><p><a href="/library/daubney/the_three_additions_to_daniel_a_study/chronology_3.htm"><span class="l">Chronology.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [81] Sozomen, HE vii. 29, says that Habakkuk's tomb was found at <b>Keilah</b>, kela,<br> he prin keila . . . kath' en ho Abakoum (sic) heurethe. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../daubney/the three additions to daniel a study/chronology 3.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sayce/early_israel_and_the_surrounding_nations/appendices.htm"><span class="l">Appendices</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Malchiel and Suardatum have done against the country of the king my lord, hiring (?)<br> the forces of the cities of Gezer, of Gath, and of <b>Keilah</b>, and occupying <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/appendices.htm</font><p><a href="/library/daubney/the_three_additions_to_daniel_a_study/index_i.htm"><span class="l">Index I.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Kamphausen, 111, 212. Karlstadt, 10. Kautzsch, 29, 30. Keil, 186, 188. <b>Keilah</b>, 230.<br> Kells, 86. Kennedy, J., 37, 117. Kirkpatrick, Prof., 227. Lagarde, 129. Liddon <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../daubney/the three additions to daniel a study/index i.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/the_life_of_david/vi_the_exilecontinued.htm"><span class="l">The Exile --Continued.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But the cowardly townspeople of <b>Keilah</b> had less gratitude than fear; and the king's<br> banished son-in-law was too dangerous a guest, even though he was of their <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/the life of david/vi the exilecontinued.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_4/chapter_iisyria_at_the_beginning.htm"><span class="l">Syria at the Beginning of the Egyptian Conquest</span></a> <br><b>...</b> lower slopes of the mountains, a number of similar fortresses and villages, such<br> as Iurza, Migdol, Lachish, Ajalon, Shocho, Adora, Aphukin, <b>Keilah</b>, Gezer, and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iisyria at the beginning.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/book_5_footnotes.htm"><span class="l">Book 5 Footnotes</span></a> <br><b>...</b> When he was at <b>Keilah</b> still but four hundred, both in Josephus and in the LXXX.;<br> but six hundred in our Hebrew copies, 1 Samuel 23:3; see 30:9, 10. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 5 footnotes.htm</font><p><a href="/library/arminius/the_works_of_james_arminius_vol_3/sixth_proposition_of_arminius.htm"><span class="l">Sixth Proposition of Arminius</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the Now of eternity, which would be events unless they should be hindered, as is<br> evident from 1 Samuel 23:12, in reference to the citizens of <b>Keilah</b>, who would <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 3/sixth proposition of arminius.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_6/chapter_iiithe_hebrews_and_the.htm"><span class="l">The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus</span></a> <br>History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 6. <. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iiithe hebrews and the.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/k/keilah.htm"><span class="l"><b>Keilah</b> (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 23:1-8); but the inhabitants proving unfaithful to him, in that they sought to deliver<br> him up to Saul (13), he and his men "departed from <b>Keilah</b>, and went <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/keilah.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/abi-keilah.htm"><span class="l">Abi-<b>keilah</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Abi-<b>keilah</b>. Abi'jam, Abi-<b>keilah</b>. Abila . Multi-Version Concordance<br> Abi-<b>keilah</b> (1 Occurrence). 1 Chronicles 4:19 and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/abi-keilah.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kei'lah.htm"><span class="l">Kei'lah (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Kei'lah. <b>Keilah</b>, Kei'lah. Kelaiah . <b>...</b> Kei'lah (16 Occurrences). Joshua 15:44 and<br><b>Keilah</b>, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages. (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kei'lah.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/surrender.htm"><span class="l">Surrender (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 23:11 Then said David, "Will the men of <b>Keilah</b> deliver me and my men into<br> the hand of Saul?" Yahweh said, "They will deliver you up." (See NAS RSV NIV <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/surrender.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/naham.htm"><span class="l">Naham (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> NAHAM. na'-ham (nacham, "comfort"): A Judahite chieftain, father of <b>Keilah</b> the Garmite<br> (1 Chronicles 4:19); the passage is obscure. Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/naham.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nezib.htm"><span class="l">Nezib (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> ne'-zib (netsibh; Codex Vaticanus Naseib; Codex Alexandrinus Nesib): A town in the<br> Judean Shephelah, mentioned along with <b>Keilah</b> and Mareshah (Joshua 15:43). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nezib.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/leadeth.htm"><span class="l">Leadeth (42 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 23:5 And David goeth, and his men, to <b>Keilah</b>, and fighteth with the<br> Philistines, and leadeth away their cattle, and smiteth among them -- a great <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/leadeth.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/losses.htm"><span class="l">Losses (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 23:5 David and his men went to <b>Keilah</b>, and fought with the Philistines,<br> and brought away their livestock, and killed them with a great slaughter. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/losses.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/garmite.htm"><span class="l">Garmite (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia GARMITE. gar'-mit (garmi): A gentilic name applied<br> to <b>Keilah</b> in 1 Chronicles 4:19. The reason for this is not known. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/garmite.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/whithersoever.htm"><span class="l">Whithersoever (32 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 23:13 Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and<br> departed out of <b>Keilah</b>, and went whithersoever they could go. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/whithersoever.htm - 17k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Keilah (16 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/15-44.htm">Joshua 15:44</a></span><br /><span class="boldtext">Keilah</span>, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-1.htm">1 Samuel 23:1</a></span><br />David was told, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against <span class="boldtext">Keilah</span>, and are robbing the threshing floors."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-2.htm">1 Samuel 23:2</a></span><br />Therefore David inquired of Yahweh, saying, "Shall I go and strike these Philistines?" Yahweh said to David, "Go strike the Philistines, and save <span class="boldtext">Keilah</span>."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-3.htm">1 Samuel 23:3</a></span><br />David's men said to him, "Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to <span class="boldtext">Keilah</span> against the armies of the Philistines?"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-4.htm">1 Samuel 23:4</a></span><br />Then David inquired of Yahweh yet again. Yahweh answered him, and said, "Arise, go down to <span class="boldtext">Keilah</span>; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-5.htm">1 Samuel 23:5</a></span><br />David and his men went to <span class="boldtext">Keilah</span>, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their livestock, and killed them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-6.htm">1 Samuel 23:6</a></span><br />It happened, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to <span class="boldtext">Keilah</span>, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-7.htm">1 Samuel 23:7</a></span><br />It was told Saul that David had come to <span class="boldtext">Keilah</span>. Saul said, "God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-8.htm">1 Samuel 23:8</a></span><br />Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to <span class="boldtext">Keilah</span>, to besiege David and his men.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-10.htm">1 Samuel 23:10</a></span><br />Then David said, "O Yahweh, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to <span class="boldtext">Keilah</span>, to destroy the city for my sake.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-11.htm">1 Samuel 23:11</a></span><br />Will the men of <span class="boldtext">Keilah</span> deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Yahweh, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant." Yahweh said, "He will come down."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-12.htm">1 Samuel 23:12</a></span><br />Then said David, "Will the men of <span class="boldtext">Keilah</span> deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?" Yahweh said, "They will deliver you up."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-13.htm">1 Samuel 23:13</a></span><br />Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of <span class="boldtext">Keilah</span>, and went wherever they could go. It was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he gave up going there.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-19.htm">1 Chronicles 4:19</a></span><br />The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of <span class="boldtext">Keilah</span> the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-17.htm">Nehemiah 3:17</a></span><br />After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of <span class="boldtext">Keilah</span>, for his district.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-18.htm">Nehemiah 3:18</a></span><br />After him repaired their brothers, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of <span class="boldtext">Keilah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/k/keiiah.htm">Keiiah</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/k/keilah.htm">Keilah</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/k/keilah_the_garmite.htm">Keilah the Garmite</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/k/keilah--a_descendant_of_caleb.htm">Keilah: A Descendant of Caleb</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/k/keilah--one_of_a_group_of_nine_cities_in_the_southern_part_of_palestine_allotted_to_judah.htm">Keilah: One of a Group of Nine Cities in the Southern Part of Palestine Allotted to Judah</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/k/keilah--one_of_a_group_of_nine_cities_in_the_southern_part_of_palestine_allotted_to_judah--david_rescues.htm">Keilah: One of a Group of Nine Cities in the Southern Part of Palestine Allotted to Judah: David Rescues</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/p/philistines_make_a_predatory_excursion_against,_after_harvest.htm">Philistines Make a Predatory Excursion Against, After Harvest</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/r/rulers_of,_aid_in_restoring_the_wall_of_jerusalem_after_the_captivity.htm">Rulers of, Aid in Restoring the Wall of Jerusalem After the Captivity</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/keilah.htm">Keilah (16 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kelaiah.htm">Kelaiah (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/k/keiiah.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Keiiah"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Keiiah" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/k/kei'lah.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Kei'lah"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Kei'lah" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>