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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 22:5

1 Samuel 22:5. The Prophet Gad said unto David We read nothing of this prophet before; and it is likely God raised him up at this time, on purpose for the support and direction of David. Abide not in the hold That is, do not shut up thyself here; for he did not merely intend any particular strong place, where David might now be, but in general all those places where he kept himself concealed. Get thee into the land of Judah As one that confides in God, and in the uprightness of his... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:1-23

A fighting unit (22:1-23)David found a hiding place in the barren regions of Adullam. Here he was joined by his family, who had fled to escape the hate and revenge of Saul (22:1; see Psalms 57:0; Psalms 63:0; Psalms 142:0). Knowing this hard life would be too much for his aged parents, he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and returned to his home territory of Judah. By now a crowd of four hundred, mainly outlaws and discontented people, had joined David, and he soon built these into a... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 22:4

hold = stronghold, or fortified camp. First occurance. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 22:4

1 Samuel 22:4. They dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold— David could not bear that his aged parents should be confined to a cold cave, exposed to all the hardships of a siege, to dearth, to damps, and dangers of various kinds; and therefore he commends them to the care of the king of Moab, under whose protection they continued all the time that he was in the hold, or, as some would have it, all the time he continued in a strong hold; during the whole time of his exile, while... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 22:5

1 Samuel 22:5. The prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold— It was natural to think that David would be more safe in his own tribe, and in a thick forest, than in the tribe of Saul, and a cave; and safety was all that he wanted, or God intended him before the death of Saul. But the principal reason of God's advising him to go into the land of Judah, was, I apprehend, because God intended to do him the honour of delivering one of the cities of Israel out of the hand of the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 22:5

5. the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold—This sound advice, no doubt, came from a higher source than Gad's own sagacity. It was right to appear publicly among the people of his own tribe, as one conscious of innocence and trusting in God; and it was expedient that, on the death of Saul, his friends might be encouraged to support his interest. forest of Hareth—southwest of Jerusalem. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 22:3-4

David’s flight to Moab 22:3-4Moab was a reasonable place for David’s parents to seek protection since David’s great-grandmother, Ruth, was a Moabitess. The exact location of Mizpah (lit. watchtower) of Moab is unknown. David may have wanted to secure the support of the Moabites since he could use help from neighboring kingdoms if Saul’s antagonism led to full-scale war. "The stronghold" (1 Samuel 22:4) was probably another name for Mizpah or another place close to it in Moab.David’s flight to... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 22:1-23

David in the Cave of Adullam. Saul’s Slaughter of the Priests at Nob1. Adullam] probably in the valley of Elah between Philistia and Hebron. 2. Four hundred] They soon increased to six hundred (1 Samuel 23:13). Cp. the description given of Jephthah’s band in Judges 11:3.5. Gad] is here mentioned for the first time. After David’s accession he became the king’s seer (2 Samuel 24:11). He was sent to rebuke David for his sin in numbering the people, and after his death wrote a history of his reign... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 22:4

(4) While that David was in the hold.—This “hold” is, of course, identical with the “hold” of 1 Samuel 22:5, from which Gad the prophet directs David to depart, and to return into the land of Judah. It was, most likely, in the Land of Moab. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 22:5

(5) The prophet Gad.—From this time onward throughout the life and reign of David, Gad the prophet occupied evidently a marked place. He is mentioned as the king’s seer in 2 Samuel 24:11; and in 1 Chronicles 29:29 he appears as the compiler of the acts of David, along with Samuel and Nathan. In 2 Chronicles 29:25 he is mentioned with his brother prophet Nathan again, as the man who had drawn up the plan of the great Temple services, which have been the model now for eighteen centuries of the... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 22:5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:1-23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 22:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 22:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 22:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 22:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 22:3-4

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 22:1-23

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 22:4

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 22:5

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