At that time David was in the stronghold, and a Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.
1 Samuel 22:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then the prophet Gad said to David, ‘Don’t stay in the stronghold. Leave and return to the land of Judah.’ So David left and went to the forest of Hereth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the prophet Gad said to David, Do not remain in the stronghold; leave, and get into the land of Judah. So David left and went into the forest of Hareth. American Standard Version (1901) And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth. Common English Bible Then the prophet Gad told David, “Don’t stay in the fortress any longer. Leave now and go to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to Hereth forest. Catholic Public Domain Version And the prophet Gad said to David: "Do not choose to stay in the stronghold. Set out and go into the land of Judah." And so, David set out, and he went into the forest of Hereth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Gad the prophet said to David: Abide not in the hold. Depart, and go into the land of Juda. And David departed, and came into the forest of Haret. |
At that time David was in the stronghold, and a Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.
When David got up in the morning, the word of the Lord had come to the prophet Gad, David’s seer:
At that time David was in the stronghold, and a Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.
As for the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, note that they are written in the Events of the Seer Samuel, the Events of the Prophet Nathan, and the Events of the Seer Gad,
Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the Lord’s temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, Gad the king’s seer, and the prophet Nathan. For the command was from the Lord through his prophets.
So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.