1 Samuel 22:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone bitter in being gathered to him. So he became head over them, and there were about four hundred men with him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And everyone in distress or in debt or discontented gathered to him, and he became a commander over them. And there were with him about 400 men.

American Standard Version (1901)

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 captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

Common English Bible

² Everyone who was in trouble, in debt, or in desperate circumstances gathered around David, and he became their leader. Approximately four hundred men joined him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And all those left in distress, or oppressed by debt to strangers, or bitter in soul, gathered themselves to him. And he became their leader, and about four hundred men were with him.

1 Samuel 22:2 Cross References

2 Samuel 17:8

And Ḥ

2 Samuel 5:2

“Formerly, when Sha’ul was sovereign over us, you were the one who led Yisra’ĕ

2 Kings 20:5

“Return and say to Ḥ

2 Kings 4:1

And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared יהוה. And the lender has come to take my two sons to be his slaves.”

Proverbs 31:6

Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to those embittered in being.

Matthew 11:12

“And from the days of Yoḥ

Matthew 11:28

“Come to Me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I shall give you rest.

Hebrews 2:10

For it was fitting for Him, because of whom all are and through whom all are, in bringing many sons to esteem, to make the Princely Leader of their deliverance perfect through sufferings.

Judges 11:3

And Yiphtaḥ

Judges 18:25

And the children of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest men, bitter of being, fall upon you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household!”

1 Samuel 1:10

And she was bitter in life, and prayed to יהוה  and wept greatly.

1 Samuel 22:3

And Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 23:13

Then Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 25:13

And Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 30:6

And Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 9:16

“At this time tomorrow I shall send you a man from the land of Binyamin, and you shall anoint him leader over My people Yisra’ĕ