KEILAH

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, 1Sa 23:1-13; Ne 3:17.

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Keilah. Keilah
Citadel, a city in the lowlands of Judah (Josh. 15:44). David rescued it from the attack of the Philistines (1 Sam. 23:1-8); 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” (1 Sam. 23:15). Here Jonathan sought him out, “and strengthened his hand in God.” This was the last interview between David and Jonathan (23:16-18). It is the modern Khurbet Kila. Others identify it with Khuweilfeh, between Beit Jibrin (Eleutheropolis) and Beersheba, mentioned in the Amarna tablets.

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KEILAH. 1. One of a group of nine cities in the southern part of Palestine allotted to Judah Jos 15:44
* Philistines make a predatory excursion against, after harvest 1Sa 23:1
* David rescues 1Sa 23:2-13
* Rulers of, aid in restoring the wall of Jerusalem after the captivity Ne 3:17,18

2. A descendant of Caleb 1Ch 4:19

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a city of Judah Jos 15:44; 1Sa 23:1; Ne 3:17