1 Samuel 22 · Verse 5

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.
1 Samuel 22:5, King James Version

1 Samuel 22:5 in other translations

BSBThen 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.
WEBThe prophet Gad said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Depart, and go into the land of Judah.” Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.
ASVAnd the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.
YLTAnd Gad the prophet saith unto David, ‘Thou dost not abide in a fortress, go, and thou hast entered for thee the land of Judah;' and David goeth and entereth the forest of Hareth.
DARBYAnd the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
BBEAnd the prophet Gad said to David, Do not go on living in this place but go into the land of Judah. Then David went away and came to the woodland of Hereth.
WebsterAnd the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and come into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

What does 1 Samuel 22:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold--This sound advice, no doubt, came from a higher source than Gad's own sagacity. It was right to appear publicly among the people of his own tribe, as one conscious of innocence and trusting in God; and it was expedient that, on the death of Saul, his friends might be encouraged to support his interest. forest of Hareth--southwest of Jerusalem.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Get thee into the land of Judah - Gad saw that in this place alone he could find safety.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 22:5 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.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Merand he saidH559
גָּ֨דgadGadH1410
הַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
אֶל\־'el-toH413
דָּוִ֗דda.VidDavidH1732
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
תֵשֵׁב֙te.Shevyou must remainH3427
בַּמְּצוּדָ֔הba.me.tzu.Dahin the strongholdH4686
לֵ֥ךְlekhgoH1980
וּבָֽאתָ\־u.va.ta-and you will goH935
לְּךָ֖le.Khafor <the> yourself
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732
וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935
יַ֥עַרYa.'ar[the] forest ofH3293
חָֽרֶת\׃\ \סCha.retHerethH2802

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 22:5

  • 1 Chronicles 21:9

    And the Lord spake unto 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,

  • 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 24:11

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

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 22:6

    When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)

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1 Samuel 22:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Gad profeta dijo á David: No te estés en esta fortaleza, pártete, y vete á tierra de Judá. Y David se partió, y vino al bosque de Hareth.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Gad, le prophète, dit à David: Ne demeure pas dans ce lieu fort; va, et entre dans le pays de Juda. Et David s’en alla et entra dans la forêt de Héreth.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Gad, der Prophet, sprach zu David: Bleibe nicht auf der Bergfeste; gehe hin und begib dich in das Land Juda. Und David ging hin und kam in den Wald Hereth.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque Gad propheta ad David: Noli manere in præsidio: proficiscere, et vade in terram Juda. Et profectus est David, et venit in saltum Haret.