American Standard Version
1 Samuel 22:1
1David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.
1 Samuel 22:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
- English Standard Version (ESV)David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)David therefore departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. So when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him.
Context of 1 Samuel 22:1
David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him. 2And 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 captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men. 3And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto 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.
Read all of 1 Samuel 221 Samuel 22:1 word by word
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִד֙ מִשָּׁ֔ם וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט אֶל־מְעָרַ֣ת עֲדֻלָּ֑ם וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ אֶחָיו֙ וְכָל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יו וַיֵּרְד֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו שָֽׁמָּה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 22:1
- 1 Samuel 21:10And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
- Psalms 34:1I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
- Psalms 57:1Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until these calamities be overpast.
- Joshua 12:15the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
- Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
- 2 Samuel 23:13And three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
- 1 Chronicles 11:15And three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
- Psalms 142:1I cry with my voice unto Jehovah; With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
- Micah 1:3For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
- Hebrews 11:38(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 22:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The cave Adullam - This was in the tribe of Judah, and, according to Eusebius and Jerome, ten miles eastward of what they call Eleutheropolis.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1To the cave Adullam - Or rather “of Adullam.” Adullam was the name of a town of Judah in the “Shephelah,” not far from Bethlehem, and below it. Innumerable caverns, one nearly 100 feet long, are excavated in the soft limestone hills in the neighborhood of Beit-Jibrin. (The cave is placed by Ganneau and Conder on the hill (500 feet high) over Aid el Ma or Miyeh.) David‘s brethren and kinsmen joined him partly from sympathy with him, and partly because…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David at Adullam, Many resort to him. (1-5) Saul destroys the priests of Nob. (6-19) Abiathar escapes to David. (20-23) Verses 1-5 See what weak instruments God sometimes uses, to bring about his own purposes. The Son of David is ready to receive distressed souls, who will be commanded by him. He receives all who come unto Him, however vile and miserable; he changes them into a holy people, and employs them in his service: those who would reign with him…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Adullam was about 25.8 kilometers (16 miles) southwest of Jerusalem, near Philistine land. If David's brothers and other relatives had stayed in Bethlehem, Saul could have easily targeted them for revenge.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81Sa 22:1-8. David's Kindred and Others Resort to Him at Adullam. 1. David ... escaped to the cave Adullam--supposed to be that now called Deir-Dubban, a number of pits or underground vaults, some nearly square, and all about fifteen or twenty feet deep, with perpendicular sides, in the soft limestone or chalky rocks. They are on the borders of the Philistine plain at the base of the Judea mountains, six miles southwest from Beth-lehem, and well adapted…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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