1 Samuel 22:1

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

So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When David’s brothers and his father’s whole family heard, they went down and joined him there. 2In addition, every man who was desperate, in debt, or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him. 3From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”

1 Samuel 22:1 word by word

וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִד֙ מִשָּׁ֔ם וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט אֶל־מְעָרַ֣ת עֲדֻלָּ֑ם וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ אֶחָיו֙ וְכָל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יו וַיֵּרְד֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו שָֽׁמָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• therefore departedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• thence, and escapedמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• to the caveמְעָרָהme‛ârâh · caveH4631
• Adullamעֲדֻלָּם‛ădûllâm · AdullamH5725
• and when his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• and all his father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• they went downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 22:1

• 1 Samuel 21:10David fled that day from Saul’s presence and went to King Achish of Gath.
• Psalms 34:1I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.
• Psalms 57:1Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, for I take refuge in you. I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings until danger passes.
• Joshua 12:15the king of Libnah one the king of Adullam one
• Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
• 2 Samuel 23:13Three of the thirty leading warriors went down at harvest time and came to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was camping in Rephaim Valley.
• 1 Chronicles 11:15Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while the Philistine army was encamped in Rephaim Valley.
• Psalms 142:1I cry aloud to the Lord; I plead aloud to the Lord for mercy.
• Micah 1:3Look, the Lord is leaving his place and coming down to trample the heights of the earth.
• Hebrews 11:38The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and on mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.

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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 22:1

• Adullam
• Armies
• Cave
• Insurgents

In the dictionaries

• David
• Abiathar
• Cave
• Judah, Tribe of
• Abimelech
• Achish
• Adullam
• Army
• Jesse
• Nob

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