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

David therefore departed from there, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. 2And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, resorted to him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men. 3And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said to 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.

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

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• departedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• escapedמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• caveמְעָרָהme‛ârâh · caveH4631
• Adullamעֲדֻלָּם‛ădûllâm · AdullamH5725
• brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 22:1

• 1 Samuel 21:10And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
• Psalms 34:1I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
• Psalms 57:1Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities are past by.
• Joshua 12:15The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
• Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
• 2 Samuel 23:13And three of the thirty leaders went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
• 1 Chronicles 11:15Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
• Psalms 142:1I cried to the LORD with my voice; with my voice to the LORD I made my supplication.
• Micah 1:3For, behold, the LORD cometh forth from his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
• Hebrews 11:38(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

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