1 Samuel 22:5

Contextual Overview

¹So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When David’s brothers and his father’s whole family heard, they went down and joined him there. ¹ David therefore departed 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. 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. ¹ David went from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father's household heard, they came down to him there. ¹ 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. ¹ David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and other relatives heard that he was there, they went to see him. ¹ So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father's family learned about it, they went down there to him. ¹So David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father's house heard about it, they went down there to him. ¹ So David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father's household heard about it, they went down there to him. ¹ Dauid therefore departed thence, and saued him selfe in the caue of Adullam: & when his brethren & all his fathers house heard it, they went downe thither to him.

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Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 27:1 - there is nothing 2 Samuel 23:14 - an hold 2 Samuel 24:11 - Gad Proverbs 27:8 - man

Cross-References

Hebrews 11:19
He considered God to be able even to raise someone from the dead; therefore, he received him back, figuratively speaking.

Hebrews 11:19
Accounting that God was able to raise him vp, euen from the dead: from whence also he receiued him in a figure.

Hebrews 11:19
Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

Hebrews 11:19
He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.

Hebrews 11:19
He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back as a type.

Hebrews 11:19
Abraham believed that God could raise the dead, and really, it was as if Abraham got Isaac back from death.

Hebrews 11:19
He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back as a type.

Hebrews 11:19
He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he also received him back.

Hebrews 11:19
Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.

Hebrews 11:19
because he was sure that God could raise people to life. This was just like getting Isaac back from death.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the prophet Gad said unto David,.... Who either accompanied him in his exile, or was sent unto him on this account, being one of the company of the prophets, over whom Samuel was president, 1 Samuel 19:20;

abide not in the hold, depart, and get thee into the land of Judah; this seems to confirm it that the hold David was in was not the cave of Adullam, because that was in the tribe of Judah; but rather some hold in the land of Moab, which he is directed by the prophet to leave, and go into the country of Judah, his own tribe, where Saul would not be so forward to pursue him, and where he would be among his friends, and in the way, upon Saul's death, to be anointed king over Judah; besides, appearing more openly would show the innocence of his cause, and his confidence in the Lord, more than to lurk about in a foreign land:

then David departed; from "Mizpeh" in "Moab"; or, however, from the hold in which he was:

and came into the forest of Hareth; where he would have places and opportunity enough to hide himself as he saw fit. Jerom a speaks of a village called Arath, where David abode, to the west of Jerusalem. Kimchi says this was a dry barren place, but for the sake of David it was made by the Lord a well watered and fruitful one.

a De loc. Heb. fol. 88. L.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The prophet Gad - Mentioned here for the first time. One may conjecture that Samnel had sent him privately from Naioth to tell David not to abide in the hold. Whether he stayed with David or returned to the College of the prophets does not appear. For later notices of him see marginal references.

The forest of Hareth is unknown.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 22:5. Get thee into the land of Judah — Gad saw that in this place alone he could find safety.