1 Samuel 22:4

And he brought them before the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.

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In The King James Version

And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.

In Context

3And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab, and he said to the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, [and be] with you, till I know what God will do for me.

5And the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the stronghold. Depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 23:1And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing-floors.

2 Samuel 24:11And when David rose up in the morning, the word of LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

1 Chronicles 12:16And there came of the sons of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.

1 Chronicles 29:29Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,

Nehemiah 6:11And I said, Should such a man as I flee? And who is there, that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

Isaiah 8:12Say ye not, A conspiracy, concerning all of which this people shall say, A conspiracy, nor fear ye their fear, nor be in dread [of it].

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 22:2-6

David in the Cave of Adullam. ( b. c. 1057.) 1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. 2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men. 3 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and… Read the whole commentary →

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