Thematic Bible: Often defeated during saul's reign

And the war began again, and David went out and fought with the Philistines and slew a great slaughter, and put them to flight. Verse ConceptsCarnagePeoples Who Fled

Then men told David, saying, "Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and spoil the barns." Then David asked the LORD's advice, saying, "Shall I go and smite the Philistines?" And the LORD said unto David, "Go, and smite the Philistines and save Keilah." Then said David's men unto him, "See, we be afraid here in Judah. What shall we then be, when we come to Keilah, to the host of the Philistines?" read more.
Then David asked the LORD again. And the LORD answered him and said, "Up, and go to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hands." And so David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, and drave away their cattle and slew a great slaughter of them. And so David saved the inhabiters of Keilah.