1 Samuel 22:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Samuel 22:4

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.

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KJV

King James Version

And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.

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WEB

World English Bible

He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.

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1 Samuel 22

² And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.

³ From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I learn what God will do for me.”

⁴ So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.

⁵ Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.

⁶ Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.

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