1 Samuel 23:8 meaning and explanation

Then Saul summoned all his troops to go to war at Keilah and besiege David and his men.

1 Samuel 23:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Saul has just heard that David is in Keilah, a walled town in Judah, and he reads the news as God handing David over to him. The verse shows Saul summoning his whole army for a siege, treating a private vendetta as a military campaign.

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