According to the biblical narrative in the first Book of Samuel, the Philistines had made an inroad eastward as far as Keilah, and had begun to appropriate the country for themselves by plundering its granaries, until David prevented them. Later, upon inquiry, he learnt that the inhabitants of the town, his native countrymen, would prove unfaithful to him, in that they would deliver him up to King Saul, at which time he and his 600 men "departed from Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go”.
According to the biblical account in the first Book of Samuel, the Philistines had invaded eastward as far as Keilah and started appropriating the land by looting granaries until David stopped them. Later, upon inquiry, he discovered that the town's inhabitants, his fellow countrymen, would betray him by handing him over to King Saul; at this point, he and his 600 men "left Keilah and went wherever they could."