KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Samuel 22:1
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
WEB World English Bible
David therefore departed there, and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him.
ASV American Standard Version
David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And David goeth thence, and is escaped unto the cave of Adullam, and his brethren hear, and all the house of his father, and go down unto him thither;
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 22
1 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.
2 And every one [that was] in distress, and every one that [was] in debt, and every one [that was] discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
3 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.
4 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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וַיֵּ֤לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentדָּוִד֙H1732 · da.vidDavidמִשָּׁ֔םH8033 · shamthereוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טH4422 · ma.latto escapeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מְעָרַ֣תH4631 · me.a.rahcaveעֲדֻלָּ֑םH5725 · a.dul.lamAdullamוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearאֶחָיו֙H251 · achbrother: male-siblingוְכָל־H3605 · kolallבֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceאָבִ֔יוH1 · avfatherוַיֵּרְד֥וּH3381 · ya.radto go downאֵלָ֖יוH413 · elto(wards)שָֽׁמָּה׃H8033 · shamthere
Cross-references
Psalm 57:1-11To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until [these] calamities be overpast.Psalm 142:1-7Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.Psalm 34:1[A Psalm] of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise [shall] continually [be] in my mouth.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.Joshua 12:15The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;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.Micah 1:15Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.1 Samuel 21:10-15And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.2 Samuel 23:13-14And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.Micah 1:3For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
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