And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
Ver. 3. And David's men said unto him.] See a like discouraging speech of the disciples to our Saviour, Joh 11:8 and his resolute answer. 1Sa 23:9-10 God may be safely and must be faithfully followed, whithersoever he leads us: neither must we stand casting of perils.