1 Samuel 22:4

Good News Translation

So David left his parents with the king of Moab, and they stayed there as long as David was hiding out in the cave.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:11

The Lord said to Gad, David's prophet, “Go and tell David that I am giving him three choices. I will do whichever he chooses.” The next morning, after David had gotten up,

2 Samuel 8:2

Then he defeated the Moabites. He made the prisoners lie down on the ground and put two out of every three of them to death. So the Moabites became his subjects and paid taxes to him.

1 Chronicles 11:16

At that time David was on a fortified hill, and a group of Philistines had occupied Bethlehem.

1 Chronicles 12:16

Once a group of men from the tribes of Benjamin and Judah went out to the fort where David was.

1 Chronicles 21:9

Then the Lord said to Gad, David's prophet,

1 Chronicles 29:29

The history of King David from beginning to end is recorded in the records of the three prophets, Samuel, Nathan, and Gad.

2 Chronicles 29:25

The king followed the instructions that the Lord had given to King David through Gad, the king's prophet, and through the prophet Nathan; he stationed Levites in the Temple, with harps and cymbals,

Nehemiah 6:11

I answered, “I'm not the kind of person that runs and hides. Do you think I would try to save my life by hiding in the Temple? I won't do it.”

Psalm 11:1

I trust in the Lord for safety. How foolish of you to say to me, “Fly away like a bird to the mountains,

Matthew 10:23

When they persecute you in one town, run away to another one. I assure you that you will not finish your work in all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

1 Samuel 22:3

David went on from there to Mizpah in Moab and said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother come and stay with you until I find out what God is going to do for me.”

1 Samuel 22:5

Then the prophet Gad came to David and said, “Don't stay here; go at once to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.