1 Samuel - 23:1 Meaning
“Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.”
King James Version (KJV)
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
23:1-6 When princes persecute God's people, let them expect vexation on all sides. The way for any country to be quiet, is to let God's church be quiet in it: if Saul fight against David, the Philistines fight against his country. David considered himself the protector of the land. Thus did the Saviour Jesus, and left us an example. Those are unlike David, who sullenly decline to do good, if they are not rewarded for services.
“And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.”