New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 22:3
3And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”
1 Samuel 22:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And 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.
- New International Version (NIV)From there David went to Mizpah in Moab and said to the king of Moab, “Would you let my father and mother come and stay with you until I learn what God will do for me?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother stay with you, till I know what God will do for me."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother come here with you, till I know what God will do for me.”
Context of 1 Samuel 22:3
1So David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father’s household heard of it, they went down there to him. 2Everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him; and he became captain over them. Now there were about four hundred men with him. And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me.” 4Then he left them with the king of Moab; and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold. 5The prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah.” So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.
Read all of 1 Samuel 221 Samuel 22:3 word by word
וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ דָּוִ֛ד מִשָּׁ֖ם מִצְפֵּ֣ה מוֹאָ֑ב וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֗ב יֵֽצֵא־נָ֞א אָבִ֤י וְאִמִּי֙ אִתְּכֶ֔ם עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֵדַ֔ע מַה־יַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֖י אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
- And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- from thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
- to Mizpahמִצְפֶּהmitspeh · MizpehH4708
- of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
- and he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- Pleaseנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
- let my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- and my motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
- comeיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- with you untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
- with you untilאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- I knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- will doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 22:3
- Judges 11:29Now the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, so that he passed through Gilead and Manasseh; then he passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he went on to the sons of Ammon.
- 1 Samuel 14:47Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, the sons of Ammon, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines; and wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment.
- Ruth 1:1Now it came about in the days when the judges governed, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons.
- Ruth 4:10Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance, so that the name of the deceased will not be cut off from his brothers or from the court of his birth place; you are witnesses today.”
- Genesis 47:11So Joseph settled his father and his brothers and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had ordered.
- Exodus 20:12“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
- Matthew 15:4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother is to be put to death.’
- 1 Timothy 5:4but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in regard to their own family and to make some return to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
- 1 Samuel 3:18So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is the Lord; let Him do what seems good to Him.”
- 2 Samuel 15:25The king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the sight of the Lord, then He will bring me back again and show me both it and His habitation.
- Philippians 2:23Therefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I see how things go with me;
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 22:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3He said unto the king of Moab - David could not trust his parents within the reach of Saul, and he found it very inconvenient to them to be obliged to go through all the fatigues of a military life, and therefore begs the king of Moab to give them shelter. The king of Moab, being one of Saul's enemies, would be the more ready to oblige a person from whom he might at least expect friendship, if not considerable services.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Mizpeh of Moab - A good conjecture connects it with “Zophim” (a word of the same root as Mizpeh) on the top of Pisgah Numbers 23:14. It is probable that David‘s descent from Ruth the Moabitess may have had something to do with his seeking an asylum for Jesse, Ruth‘s grandson, in the land of her birth. It would be very easy to get to the Jordan from the neighborhood of Bethlehem, and cross over near its embouchure into the Dead Sea. Come forth, and be with…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. 33. David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab--"Mizpeh" signifies a watchtower, and it is evident that it must be taken in this sense here, for it is called "the hold" or fort (1Sa 22:4). The king of Moab was an enemy of Saul (1Sa 14:47), and the great-grandson of Ruth, of course, was related to the family of Jesse. David, therefore, had less anxiety in seeking an asylum within the dominions of this prince than those of Achish, because the Moabites had no…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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