1 Samuel 22 · Verse 4

1 Samuel 22:4

And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
1 Samuel 22:4, King James Version

1 Samuel 22:4 in other translations

BSBSo he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.
WEBHe brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.
ASVAnd he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.
YLTand he leadeth them before the king of Moab, and they dwell with him all the days of David's being in the fortress.
DARBYAnd he brought them before the king of Moab; and they abode with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.
BBEAnd he took them to the king of Moab and they went on living with him while David was in his safe place.
WebsterAnd he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.

What does 1 Samuel 22:4 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 22:1-5

See what weak instruments God sometimes uses, to bring about his own purposes. The Son of David is ready to receive distressed souls, who will be commanded by him. He receives all who come unto Him, however vile and miserable; he changes them into a holy people, and employs them in his service: those who would reign with him must be contented first to suffer with and for him. Observe with what tender concern David…

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1 Samuel 22:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּנְחֵ֕םvai.yan.Chemand he led themH5148
אֶת\־'et-withH854
פְּנֵ֖יpe.Nei[the] presence ofH6440
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
מוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvMoabH4124
וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.Vuand they remainedH3427
עִמּ֔וֹi.Mowith himH5973
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יְמֵ֥יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117
הֱיוֹת\־he.yot-[the] being ofH1961
דָּוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732
בַּמְּצוּדָֽה\׃\ \סba.me.tzu.Dahin the strongholdH4686

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 22:4

  • Psalms 11:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

  • 2 Chronicles 29:25

    And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets.

  • 2 Samuel 23:13-14

    And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth–lehem.

  • Isaiah 8:12-14

    Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

  • Nehemiah 6:11

    And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:16

    And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

  • Matthew 10:23

    But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

  • 2 Samuel 24:11

    For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,

  • 1 Chronicles 29:29

    Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

  • 1 Samuel 23:1-6

    Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors. Therefore David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah. And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? Then David enquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand. …

  • 1 Chronicles 21:9

    And the Lord spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
in the hold.
2Sa 23:13,14; 1Ch 12:16
Gad.
2Sa 24:11; 1Ch 21:9; 29:29; 2Ch 29:25
depart.
23:1-6; Ne 6:11; Ps 11:1; Isa 8:12-14
David departed.
Mt 10:23

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 22:3

    And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.

  • 1 Samuel 22:4

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

  • 1 Samuel 22:5

    And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

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1 Samuel 22:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Trájolos pues á la presencia del rey de Moab, y habitaron con él todo el tiempo que David estuvo en la fortaleza.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il les amena devant le roi de Moab, et ils demeurèrent avec lui tous les jours que David fut dans le lieu fort.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er führte sie vor den König von Moab, und sie wohnten bei ihm alle Tage, die David auf der Bergfeste war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et reliquit eos ante faciem regis Moab: manseruntque apud eum cunctis diebus quibus David fuit in præsidio.