He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.
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He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.
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And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
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And he brought them before the king of Moab; and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 22:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 11:1 In Yahweh, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain”?
- 1 Samuel 23:1-6 David was told, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.” Therefore David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go and strike these Philistines?” Yahweh said to David, “Go strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.” David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” Then David inquired of Yahweh yet again. Yahweh answered him, and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.” David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their livestock, and killed them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. When Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.
- 2 Samuel 23:13-14 Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim. David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
- 2 Samuel 24:11 When David rose up in the morning, Yahweh’s word came to the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
- 1 Chronicles 12:16 Some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.
- 1 Chronicles 21:9 Yahweh spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,
- 1 Chronicles 29:29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,
- 2 Chronicles 29:25 He set the Levites in Yahweh’s house with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was from Yahweh by his prophets.
- Nehemiah 6:11 I said, “Should a man like me flee? Who is there that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.”
- Isaiah 8:12-14 “Don’t say, ‘A conspiracy!’ concerning all about which this people say, ‘A conspiracy!’ neither fear their threats, nor be terrorized. Yahweh of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread. He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a stumbling stone and a rock that makes them fall. For the people of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare.
- Matthew 10:23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man has come.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain That is, in Mizpah, which was a stronghold.
That is, in Mizpah, which was a stronghold.
For he feared the rage of Saul against his house.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 22:4 And he brought them before the king…
1Sa 22:4 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
Ver. 4. And he brought them before the king of Moab.] To whom Jesse, a grave godly man, might haply be as useful and as dear as Solon was to Croesus, or Croesus afterwards to King Cyrus; by whose good counsel he was more enriched and benefited than by all his wealth.
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That David was in the hold.] In the cave of Adullam, or, as others think, in Mizpeh of Moab. See 1Sa 22:3.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Before the king of Moab; into his presence, that…
Before the king of Moab; into his presence, that he might see them, and give them leave to dwell in his dominion.
In the hold; either,
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1. In Mizpeh of Moab, which was a very strong hold. But it is apparent he speaks of some hold where his father and mother were exposed to fear and danger from Saul, which they were not in the king of Moab’s royal city. Or,
2. In the cave of Adullam, mentioned above, 1Sa 22:1. Or,
3. In holes; the singular number being put for the plural, as is frequent; i.e. as long as David was forced to go from place to place, and from hold to hold, to secure himself; for it concerned David to secure his father, and he did doubtless secure him for all that time; and not only whilst he was in the hold of Mizpeh, or of Adullam, which was but a little while.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he brought them before the king of Moab,....…
And he brought them before the king of Moab,.... Having leave from him for it, and left them with him; so the Targum,"caused them to remain before him:"
and they dwelt with him all the whole time that David was in the hold; either in the cave of Adullam, as some think; or rather at Mizpeh in Moab, which might be a fortified place; or the sense may be, while he was in any hold in those parts, as he might go from one to another; what became of David's parents afterwards, we nowhere else read. The Jews (z) say the king of Moab slew his father and his mother, and his brethren, all but one, whom Nahash the Ammonite preserved; and is the kindness David speaks of, Sa2 10:2; and if this was the case, now it was that his father and mother forsook him, and God took him up, Psa 27:10.
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(z) Bemnidbar Rabba, sect. 14. fol. 212. 1. Tanchuma apud Jarchium in loc.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Hold - In holds; the singular number being put…
Hold - In holds; the singular number being put for the plural; as is frequent; that is, as long as David was forced to go from place to place, and from hold to hold, to secure himself: for it concerned David to secure his father, and he did doubtless secure him for all that time; and not only while he was in the hold of Mizpeh, or of Adullam, which was but a little while.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Sa 22:4. All the while David was in the…
1Sa 22:4. All the while David was in the hold — In holds; the singular number being put for the plural, as is frequent; that is, as long as David was forced to go from place to place, and from hold to hold, to secure himself; for it concerned David especially to secure his father, and he did doubtless secure him for all that time; and not only while he was in the hold of Mizpeh, or of Adullam, which was but a little while.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain He brought them before ... - The Septuagint renders…
He 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.
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The phrase “all the while,” would indicate that David sojourned a considerable time in Moab.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain The hold. The strong hold, or fortress of Maspha.…
The hold. The strong hold, or fortress of Maspha. (Challoner) --- It signifies "a watch-tower." (Haydock) --- In this place the parents of David probably finished their days, as we find no farther mention of them. (Salien)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 4. The hold — מצודה, a stronghold, a fortress,…
4. The hold — מצודה, a stronghold, a fortress, or citadel. The reference is to some fortified place at Mizpeh, where David and his company abode during their stay in the land of Moab. See note on next verse. This is the last we hear of David’s father and mother; but an old Jewish tradition has it, that after David returned to the land of Judah his parents and brothers were put to death by the king of Moab.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. in the hold] “Hold” = stronghold or fortress:…
4. in the hold] “Hold” = stronghold or fortress: here apparently the Mizpeh of 1Sa_22:3. What became of David’s parents when he quitted the hold does not appear. A Jewish tradition affirms that the king of Moab betrayed his trust and murdered them, for which David exacted a heavy vengeance when he came to the throne (2Sa_8:2).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) While that David was in the hold.—This “hold”…
(4) While that David was in the hold.—This “hold” is, of course, identical with the “hold” of 1Sa_22:5, from which Gad the prophet directs David to depart, and to return into the land of Judah. It was, most likely, in the Land of Moab.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Ver. 4. (MOAB.)
Ver. 4. (MOAB.)
Awaiting the future.
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I know what God will do to me." There are times when our thoughts naturally turn toward the future: the commencement of a fresh enterprise or a new season, suspense in sickness, the approach of critical events, especially when they lie beyond our control or even our probable conjecture. At such times this is the appropriate language of a good man. He awaits it in
I UNCERTAINTY about the events of the future new positions, opportunities, advantages, trials, duties. "We know not with what we must serve the Lord until we come thither". (Exo_10:26) "Ye have not passed this way heretofore", (Jos_3:4) and cannot tell what may befall you therein. "Shadows, clouds, and darkness rest upon it." But the good man is not distracted by curiosity or anxiety, inasmuch as
1. Neither is of any avail.
2. The Father has reserved the times and the seasons "in his own power". (Act_1:7)
3. And he has done so wisely and for our good. "The veil that hides the future is woven by the hand of mercy.
II CONFIDENCE in the care of God. "My times are in thy hand". (Psa_31:15) "I will cry unto God that performeth all things for me". (Psa_57:2) Such confidence respects
1. His perfect knowledge, almighty power, and supreme control of all things, including the thoughts and purposes of men. (1Sa_19:23)
2. His individual observation.
3. His beneficent operation. "Being well assured of the justice of his cause as contrasted with the insane persecutions of Saul, David confidently hoped that God would bring his flight to an end" (Keil).
O Lord, how happy should we be, If we could cast our care on thee, If we from self could rest, And feel at heart that One above, In perfect wisdom, perfect love, Is working for the best". (Keble)
III READINESS for whatever may take place.
1. By watchful attention to every indication of the will of God, looking out for it as a watchman for the dawn of the morning. "I will stand upon my watch," etc.. (Hab_2:1)
2. By cherishing a spirit of humble submissiveness to what he may think fit to do and fixed determination to do what he may require.
3. By faithful fulfilment of the plain and immediate duty of the present time. "Let my father and mother come forth" (from the hold in Mizpeh)
be with you, till," etc. Its performance is the best preparation for the events and duties of the future. D.
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