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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:1-5

Here, I. David shelters himself in the cave of Adullam, 1 Sam. 22:1. Whether it was a natural or artificial fastness does not appear; it is probable that the access to it was so difficult that David thought himself able, with Goliath's sword, to keep it against all the forces of Saul, and therefore buried himself alive in it, while he was waiting to see (and he says here, 1 Sam. 22:3) what God would do with him. The promise of the kingdom implied a promise of preservation to it, and yet David... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:4

And he brought them before the king of Moab ,.... Having leave from him for it, and left them with him; so the Targum,"caused them to remain before him:" and they dwelt with him all the whole time that David was in the hold ; either in the cave of Adullam, as some think; or rather at Mizpeh in Moab, which might be a fortified place; or the sense may be, while he was in any hold in those parts, as he might go from one to another; what became of David's parents afterwards, we nowhere else... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:5

And the prophet Gad said unto David ,.... Who either accompanied him in his exile, or was sent unto him on this account, being one of the company of the prophets, over whom Samuel was president, 1 Samuel 19:20 , abide not in the hold, depart, and get thee into the land of Judah ; this seems to confirm it that the hold David was in was not the cave of Adullam, because that was in the tribe of Judah; but rather some hold in the land of Moab, which he is directed by the prophet to leave,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 22:5

Get thee into the land of Judah - Gad saw that in this place alone he could find safety. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:1-5

Difficult circumstances. The facts are— 1 . David, escaping from Garb, takes refuge in the cave of Adullam. 2 . Here he is joined by his kindred and a miscellaneous band of men, over whom he exercises authority as captain. 3 . Anxious for the comfort of his father and mother, he desires and obtains of the king of Moab permission for them to dwell at Mizpeh. 4 . On being advised by the prophet Gad, he returns to Judah. This section covers the conduct of David up to the point... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:3-4

David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab . The position of this place is unknown, but as the word means a watch tower, it was no doubt some beacon hill in the highlands of Moab on the east of the Dead Sea, and probably in the mountains of Abarim or Pisgah. Here David placed his father and mother under the care of the king of Moab. They had fled from Bethlehem under the combined fear of Saul and the Philistines, but were too old to bear the fatigues of David's life. He therefore asks for a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:5

The prophet Gad. This sudden appearance of the prophet suggests Stahelin's question, How came he among such people? But, in the first place, David's followers were not all of the sort described in 1 Samuel 22:2 ; and, next, this must be regarded as a declaration of the prophetic order in his favour. As we have a summary of David's proceedings in 1 Samuel 22:4 , extending over some time, during which the massacre of the priests at Nob took place, we may well suppose that Saul had... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 22:4

He brought them before ... - The Septuagint renders it “he persuaded (the face of) the king.”In the hold - Where David was after he left the cave of Adullam, probably in the land of Moab.The phrase “all the while,” would indicate that David sojourned a considerable time in Moab. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 22:5

The prophet Gad - Mentioned here for the first time. One may conjecture that Samnel had sent him privately from Naioth to tell David not to abide in the hold. Whether he stayed with David or returned to the College of the prophets does not appear. For later notices of him see marginal references.The forest of Hareth is unknown. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 22:4

1 Samuel 22:4 . All the while David was in the hold In holds; the singular number being put for the plural, as is frequent; that is, as long as David was forced to go from place to place, and from hold to hold, to secure himself; for it concerned David especially to secure his father, and he did doubtless secure him for all that time; and not only while he was in the hold of Mizpeh, or of Adullam, which was but a little while. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 22:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:3-4

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 22:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 22:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 22:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 22:4

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