Cross references

1 Samuel 23:2

So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?”

And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”

1 Samuel 23:2 BSB

1 Samuel 23:2 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 13 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Samuel 23:4 (9 votes) and 2 Samuel 5:19 (7 votes). 18 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from Numbers 27 to Jeremiah 10.

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Which verses does 1 Samuel 23:2 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

  2. So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go up,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

  3. So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.

  4. Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.

  5. (Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)

  6. When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.” And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account. …

  7. and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”

  8. I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.

  9. He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”

  10. Judges 1:14 votes

    After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”

  11. Psalm 32:84 votes

Which verses point to 1 Samuel 23:2?

The 10 strongest of 18.