1 Samuel 22:4

New International Reader's Version

So David left his parents with the king of Moab. They stayed with him as long as David was in his usual place of safety.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:11

Before David got up the next morning, a message from the Lord came to Gad the prophet. He was David’s seer. The message said,

2 Samuel 8:2

David also won the battle over the people of Moab. He made them lie down on the ground. Then he measured them off with a piece of rope. He put two-thirds of them to death. He let the other third remain alive. So the Moabites were brought under David’s rule. They gave him the gifts he required them to bring him.

1 Chronicles 11:16

At that time David was in his usual place of safety. Some Philistine troops were stationed at Bethlehem.

1 Chronicles 12:16

Some men from the territories of Benjamin and Judah also came to David at his usual place of safety.

1 Chronicles 21:9

The Lord spoke to Gad, David’s prophet. The Lord said,

1 Chronicles 29:29

The events of King David’s rule from beginning to end are written down. They are written in the records of Samuel, Nathan and Gad, the prophets.

2 Chronicles 29:25

Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the Lord’s temple. They had cymbals, harps and lyres. They did everything in the way King David, his prophet Gad, and Nathan the prophet had required. The Lord had given commands about all these things through his prophets.

Nehemiah 6:11

But I said, “Should a man like me run away? Should someone like me go into the temple just to save his life? No! I won’t go!”

Psalm 11:1

I run to the Lord for safety. So how can you say to me, “Fly away like a bird to your mountain.

Matthew 10:23

When people attack you in one place, escape to another. What I’m about to tell you is true. You will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

1 Samuel 22:3

From there David went to Mizpah in Moab. He spoke to the king of Moab. He said, “Please let my father and mother come and stay with you. Let them stay until I learn what God will do for me.”

1 Samuel 22:5

But the prophet Gad spoke to David. He said, “Don’t stay in your usual place of safety. Go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.