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

Then David left Gath and he went to a cave near Adullam. His brothers and his father's family discovered where he had gone. So they all went to visit him. 2Everybody who had trouble went to stay with David. People who had debts and those who were angry also went to him. About 400 men went to be with David and he became their leader. 3David then went to Mizpah, a town in the land of Moab. David said to the king of Moab, ‘Please let my father and my mother stay with you for a short time. I need to learn what God will do to help 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 21:10So on that day, David escaped from Saul. He went to Gath and he visited King Achish there.
• Psalms 34:1I will always praise the Lord. All the time I will sing to praise him.
• Psalms 57:1God, please be kind to me and help me! Please help me! I have come to you to keep me safe. Until the danger has gone, keep me near to you, in the way that birds protect their babies under their wings.
• Joshua 12:15king of Libnah, king of Adullam,
• Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh and Azekah.
• 2 Samuel 23:13At the time of the harvest, three of David's 30 bravest soldiers went to be with David near Adullam. He was hiding there in a cave. A group of Philistine soldiers had made their camp in Rephaim valley.
• 1 Chronicles 11:15There were 30 leaders among David's soldiers. Three of them went to be with David at Adullam's cave where there was a big rock. A group of Philistine soldiers had made their camp in Rephaim valley.
• Psalms 142:1I am calling to the Lord to help me. I ask him to be kind to me.
• Micah 1:3Look! The Lord is leaving his place and he is coming down to the earth. He will come to the high places (where you worship false gods). He will destroy those places when he comes.
• Hebrews 11:38These people who trusted God were too good for this world. Some of them had to travel about in the wilderness and on the hills. Some had to live in holes in the rocks and 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