And when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
1 Samuel 22:4 - King James 2000 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he brought them before the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold [in Moab]. American Standard Version (1901) And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold. Common English Bible So David left his parents with the Moabite king, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the fortress. Catholic Public Domain Version And he left them before the face of the king of Moab. And they stayed with him for all the days that David was in the stronghold. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he left them under the eyes of the king of Moab: and they abode with him all the days that David was in the hold. |
And when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
And he struck Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he the ones to put to death, and with one full line the ones to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
And David was then in the stronghold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Bethlehem.
And there came from the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold unto David.
Now the acts of David the king, from first to last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with lyres, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.
And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] In the LORD put I my trust: how say you to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
But when they persecute you in this city, flee into another: for verily I say unto you, You shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man comes.
And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray you, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.
And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and get you into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.