1 Samuel 22:4

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

Darby Translation

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 thence to Mizpeh in Moab, and said to the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth amongst you, till I know what God will do for me.

5And the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

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Cross References

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

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

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

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

Nehemiah 6:11And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, could go into the temple, and live? I will not go in.

Isaiah 8:12Ye shall not say, Conspiracy, of everything of which this people saith, Conspiracy; and fear ye not their fear, and be not in dread.

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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