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.
Will the men of Keilah deliver me up, х ba`ªleey (H1167)] - the lords or chiefs of Keilah. The Septuagint has not this clause about the men of Keilah. The alternative conditions here described have often been referred to as illustrating the doctrine of God's foreknowledge and pre-ordination of events. David departed out of Keilah with a band of followers now amounting to 600 men.