1 Samuel 22:1-6

David Goes to Adullam and Mizpah

22:1 So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s family ¹  learned about it, they went down there to him. 22:2 All those who were in trouble or owed someone money or were discontented ²  gathered around ³  him, and he became their leader. He had about four hundred men with him.

22:3 Then David went from there to Mizpah in Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay ⁴  with you until I know what God is going to do for me.” 22:4 So he had them stay with the king of Moab; they stayed with him the whole time ⁵  that David was in the stronghold. 22:5 Then Gad the prophet said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Go to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.

Saul Executes the Priests

22:6 But Saul found out the whereabouts of David and the men who were with him. ⁶  Now Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree at an elevated location with his spear in hand and all his servants stationed around him.

[22:1]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[22:2]  ² tn Heb “bitter of soul.”

[22:2]  ³ tn Heb “to.”

[22:3]  ³ tn Heb “go forth.”

[22:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “all the days.”

[22:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “and Saul heard that David and the men who were with him were known.”