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1 Samuel 22:4

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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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KJV King James Version

And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.

WEB World English Bible

He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.

ASV American Standard Version

And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

and he leadeth them before the king of Moab, and they dwell with him all the days of David’s being in the fortress.

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.

5 And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

6 When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that [were] with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants [were] standing about him;)

7 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, [and] make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

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Psalm 11:1To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain?Isaiah 8:12-14Say ye not, A confederacy, to all [them to] whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.Matthew 10:23But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.2 Chronicles 29:25And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for [so was] the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.1 Samuel 23:1-6Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.1 Chronicles 12:16And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.1 Chronicles 29:29Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,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.Nehemiah 6:11And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who [is there], that, [being] as I [am], would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.2 Samuel 24:11For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,1 Chronicles 21:9And the LORD spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,