David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
1 Samuel 22:5 - Y'all Version Bible The prophet Gad said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Depart and go to the land of Judah.” Then David departed and went into 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. |
David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
When David rose up in the morning, the word of YHWH came to the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that time.
Now the acts of David the king, first and last, are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,
He set the Levites in the house of YHWH with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was from YHWH by his prophets.
God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
He brought them before the king of Moab, and they lived with him the whole time that David was in the stronghold.