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 Living Translation (NLT)So David’s parents stayed in Moab with the king during the entire time David was living in his stronghold.

Context of 1 Samuel 22:4

2And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him. So he became captain over them. And there were about four hundred men with him. 3Then 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.” So he brought them before the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the time that David was in the stronghold. 5Now the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go to the land of Judah.” So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth. 6When Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been discovered—now Saul was staying in Gibeah under a tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants standing about him—

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 23:13Then three of the thirty chief men went down at harvest time and came to David at the cave of Adullam. And the troop of Philistines encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
• 1 Chronicles 12:16Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold.
• 2 Samuel 24:11Now when David arose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
• 1 Chronicles 21:9Then the Lord spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,
• 1 Chronicles 29:29Now the acts of King David, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
• 2 Chronicles 29:25And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for thus was the commandment of the Lord by His prophets.
• 1 Samuel 23:1Then they told David, saying, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are robbing the threshing floors.”
• Nehemiah 6:11And I said, “Should such a man as I flee? And who is there such as I who would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in!”
• Psalms 11:1In the Lord I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain”?
• Isaiah 8:12“Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’ Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy, Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.
• Matthew 10:23When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

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
• 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