1 Samuel 22:4

1 Samuel 22:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
• New International Version (NIV)So he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with him as long as David was in the stronghold.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he brought them before the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.

Context of 1 Samuel 22:4

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.’ So David left his parents to stay with the king of Moab. They stayed with the king all the time that David was hiding near there. 5The prophet Gad said to David, ‘Do not stay and hide here. Go to the land of Judah.’ So David left his safe place and he went to Hereth forest. 6One day, Saul was on the hill near Gibeah. He was sitting under a tamarisk tree. He was holding a spear. All his officers stood round him. Then someone told Saul that they knew where David and his men were hiding.

1 Samuel 22:4 word by word

וַיַּנְחֵ֕ם אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֑ב וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ עִמּ֔וֹ כָּל־יְמֵ֥י הֱיוֹת־דָּוִ֖ד בַּמְּצוּדָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he broughtנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• them beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• and they dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• with him all the whileיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• was in the holdמְצוּדָהmâtsûd metsûdâh metsûdâh · fortressH4686

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 22:4

• 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 12:16Some other men from the tribes of Benjamin and Judah also came to David in his strong place.
• 2 Samuel 24:11While David slept that night, the Lord gave a message to Gad, David's prophet.
• 1 Chronicles 21:9Gad was David's prophet. The Lord said to him,
• 1 Chronicles 29:29The prophets Samuel, Nathan and Gad wrote history books about all the things that King David did. They wrote down everything that he did as king, from the beginning to the end.
• 2 Chronicles 29:25The king told the Levites to stand in the Lord's temple with their cymbals, harps and lyres to make music. They stood at the places where King David, David's prophet Gad and the prophet Nathan had told the Levites to stand. This was the Lord's command that he had given to his prophets.
• 1 Samuel 23:1The Philistines were attacking the town of Keilah. They were taking away the grain that the people had brought from their fields. Someone told David about this.
• Nehemiah 6:11But I said, ‘I am not a man who would run away to be safe. I will not go into the temple to save my life.’
• Psalms 11:1I have run to the Lord to keep me safe. So do not say this to me: ‘Fly away like a bird to the hills!
• Isaiah 8:12‘Those people are talking about an agreement to turn against the rulers. But do not agree with what they say. Do not be afraid of the things that frighten them. Do not be afraid, as they are.
• Matthew 10:23If people in any town hurt you because of me, you should leave that town immediately. Go to another town. I tell you this: You will not have enough time to speak your message in all the towns of Israel. I, the Son of Man, will return before that can happen.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 22:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4He brought them before … - The Septuagint renders it “he persuaded (the face of) the king.” In the hold - Where David was after he left the cave of Adullam, probably in the land of Moab. The phrase “all the while,” would indicate that David sojourned a considerable time in Moab.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Mizpeh in Moab was east of the Dead Sea and the Jordan River. It was a difficult journey from Adullam, especially if David's 400 men traveled with him (1 Samuel 22:2). they stayed with him: Jesse's grandmother, Ruth, was a Moabite (Ruth 4:13–22).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 22:4

• Children
• Doubting
• Jesse
• Mizpah
• Moabites

In the dictionaries

• David
• Moab
• Moab; Moabites
• Moab, Moabite
• Abiathar
• Hold
• Jesse
• Nob
• Samuel, Books of

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