1 Samuel 22:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

David left Adullam Cave and went to the town of Mizpeh in Moab, where he talked with the king of Moab. “Please,” David said, “let my father and mother stay with you until I find out what God will do with me.”

Cross References

Genesis 47:11

Joseph obeyed the king's orders and gave his father and brothers some of the best land in Egypt near the city of Rameses.

2 Samuel 8:2

David also defeated the Moabites. Then he made their soldiers lie down on the ground, and he measured them off with a rope. He would measure off two lengths of the rope and have those men killed, then he would measure off one length and let those men live. The people of Moab had to accept David as their ruler and pay taxes to him.

Exodus 20:12

Respect your father and your mother, and you will live a long time in the land I am giving you.

1 Timothy 5:4

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn to serve God by taking care of her, as she once took care of them. This is what God wants them to do.

Judges 11:29

Then the LORD's Spirit took control of Jephthah, and Jephthah went through Gilead and Manasseh, raising an army. Finally, he arrived at Mizpah in Gilead, where

Ruth 4:10

You are also witnesses that I have agreed to marry Mahlon's widow Ruth, the Moabite woman. This will keep the property in his family's name, and he will be remembered in this town.

Ruth 4:17

The neighbourhood women named him Obed, but they called him “Naomi's Boy”. When Obed grew up he had a son named Jesse, who later became the father of King David.

1 Samuel 14:47

When Saul became king, the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, the Philistines, and the Amalekites had all been robbing the Israelites. Saul fought back against these enemies and stopped them from robbing Israel. He was a brave commander and always won his battles.

1 Samuel 22:2

A lot of other people joined him too. Some were in trouble, others were angry or in debt, and David was soon the leader of four hundred men.

1 Samuel 22:4

So he brought his parents to the king of Moab, and they stayed with him while David was in hiding.

1 Samuel 3:18

Samuel told Eli everything. Then Eli said, “He is the LORD, and he will do what's right.”