1 Samuel 23 · Verse 12

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 23:12, King James Version

1 Samuel 23:12 in other translations

BSBSo David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.
WEBThen David said, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?” The LORD said, “They will deliver you up.”
ASVThen said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver up me and my men into the hand of Saul? And Jehovah said, They will deliver thee up.
YLTAnd David saith, ‘Do the possessors of Keilah shut me up, and my men, into the hand of Saul?' And Jehovah saith, ‘They shut thee up.'
DARBYAnd David said, Will the citizens of Keilah deliver up me and my men into the hand of Saul? And Jehovah said, They will deliver thee up.
BBEThen David said, Will the men of Keilah give me and my men up to Saul? and the Lord said, They will give you up.
WebsterThen 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.

What does 1 Samuel 23:12 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 23:7-13

Well might David complain of his enemies, that they rewarded him evil for good, and that for his love they were his adversaries. Christ was used thus basely. David applied to his great Protector for direction. No sooner was the ephod brought him than he made use of it. We have the Scriptures in our hands, let us take advice from them in doubtful cases. Say, Bring hither the Bible. David's address to God is very…

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1 Samuel 23:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732
הֲיַסְגִּ֜רוּha.yas.Gi.ru¿ will they deliver upH5462
בַּעֲלֵ֧יba.'a.Lei[the] citizens ofH1167
קְעִילָ֛הke.'i.LahKeilahH7084
אֹתִ֥י'o.Ti<obj.> meH853
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אֲנָשַׁ֖י'a.na.Shaimen myH582
בְּיַד\־be.yad-in [the] hand ofH3027
שָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
יַסְגִּֽירוּ\׃\ \סyas.Gi.ruthey will deliver [you] upH5462

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 23:12

  • 1 Samuel 23:20

    Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.

  • Psalms 62:1

    To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

  • Psalms 31:8

    And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

  • Hebrews 4:13

    Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

  • 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 into a town that hath gates and bars.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:14-15

    There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

  • Psalms 118:8

    It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.

  • Isaiah 29:15

    Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
deliver. Heb. shut up.
Ps 31:8
They will.
7; Ps 62:1; 118:8; Ec 9:14,15; Isa 29:15; Heb 4:13

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Context

  • 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, tell thy servant. And the Lord said, He will come down.

  • 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

    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 told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.

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1 Samuel 23:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dijo luego David: ¿Me entregarán los vecinos de Keila á mí y á mis hombres en manos de Saúl? Y Jehová respondió: Te entregarán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David dit: Les hommes de Kehila me livreront-ils, moi et mes hommes, en la main de Saül? Et l’ Éternel dit: Ils te livreront.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David sprach: Werden die Bürger von Kehila mich und meine Männer der Hand Sauls ausliefern? Und Jehova sprach: Sie werden dich ausliefern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque David: Si tradent me viri Ceilæ, et viros qui sunt mecum, in manus Saul? Et dixit Dominus: Tradent.