Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:1-23
Chapter 22And he went from there, and he escaped to the cave at Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard of it, they went down to him there. And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there came about four hundred men ( 1 Samuel 22:1-2 ).So from out of all the land, David began to gather together a band of men, a motley crew to be sure. Every... read more
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:5
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—1 Samuel 22:5. “Gad.” It must remain a matter for conjecture whether Gad had gone with David to Adullam, or whether he now comes to him for the first time with a special Divine message. “Get thee into the land of Judah.” Keil thinks that “David was not to seek for refuge outside the land; not only that he might not be estranged from his fatherland and the people of Israel, which would have been opposed to his calling to be King of Israel, but also that he might... read more