1 Samuel 22:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. ”

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

To the cave Adullam - Or rather “of Adullam.” Adullam was the name of a town of Judah in the “Shephelah,” not far from Bethlehem, and below it. Innumerable caverns, one nearly 100 feet long, are...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave (a) Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard [it], they went down thither to him. (a) Which was in the tribe of Judah,...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 22. David at Adullam and Moab: Massacre at Nob (J). The series of narratives in ch. 22 may very well come from the same ancient document, and be the continuation of 1 Samuel 21:1-9 ....
1 Samuel 22:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Adullam. See Psalms 57:1
1 Samuel 22:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it , they went down thither to him. The cave Adullam - This was in the tribe...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

To the cave Adullam— Which was in the tribe of Judah, and to the east of Eleutheropolis: a place fortified by nature, and so fitted for the security of persons in distress, that we are told it has...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. David ... escaped to the cave Ad...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David in the Cave of Adullam. Saul's Slaughter of the Priests at Nob 1. Adullam] probably in the valley of Elah between Philistia and Hebron.
1 Samuel 22:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The cave Adullam. — The great valley of Elah forms the highway from Philistia to Hebron. In one especially of the tributary vales or ravines of the Elah valley are many natural caves, some of great...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXIX. DAVID AT ADULLAM, MIZPEH, AND HARETH. 1 Samuel 22:1-23 . THE cave of Adullam, to which David fled on leaving Gath, has been placed in various localities even in modern times; but...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Captain of an Outlawed Band 1 Samuel 22:1-10 What a striking analogy there is between the gathering of these outlawed men to David, and the attraction of publicans and sinners, in all ages, to...
1 Samuel 22:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Leaving Gath, David took refuge in the cave of Adullam, where there gathered to him a band of the outcasts of his own people. They are graphically described as those in "distress," in "debt," and "di...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS David's distresses are still continued, and form the subject of this Chapter. He is constrained to leave Achish, and gets to the cave of Adullam. His relations now seek to him: many persons...
1 Samuel 22:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE CAVE OF ADULLAM ‘David escaped to the cave Adullam.’ 1 Samuel 22:1 So well did David play his part that King Achish is deceived, and dismisses him, humorously remarking to his servants t...
1 Samuel 22:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

David therefore departed from thence ,.... From Gath, being driven by Achish from his court, and let go by his servants, and glad he was of the deliverance: and escaped to the cave Adullam ; which...
1 Samuel 22:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard [it], they went down thither to him. Ver. 1. David therefore departed thenc...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

To the cave of Adullam Which was a strong hold in the tribe of Judah, 1 Chronicles 11:15 ; Joshua 15:35 . This place, fortified by nature, is so fitted for the security of persons in distress, ac...
1 Samuel 22:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

David wrote Psalms 34:1-22 at this time, which shows that he was truly restored to the Lord. Verse 4 of that Psalm is particularly significant, "I sought the Lord and He heard me, and delivered me f...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David in the Cave of Adullam. B. C. 1057. 1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 SAMUEL CHAPTER 22 David cometh to Adullam, where companies resort to him, 1 Samuel 22:1,2 . He goeth to Mizpeh, and commendeth his parents to the king of Moab, 1 Samuel 22:3,4 . Admonished...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Glory of God Is Revealed In The Cave of Adullam: David Establishes The Beginnings of His Private Army And Re-establishes The Future ( 1 Samuel 22:1-2 ). Having barely escaped from Gath with hi...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 22:1 . “ Adullam .” “The site of Adullam (mentioned in Joshua 15:35 , etc) has not yet been identified, but from the mention of it in the above and other...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 22:1 Notice: I. David's escape to the cave of Adullam. Sudden preferment is often followed by unexpected reverses. (1) It was a place of safety. (2) It was a place of comparative seclusi...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 22:10 . He enquired of the Lord for him. This was a lie, which Doeg invented to ingratiate himself with Saul: 1 Samuel 22:22 ; Psalms 52:3 . 1 Samuel 22:16 . Thou shalt surely die:...
1 Samuel 22:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam. David at the cave of Adullam David had strangled a lion, slain a giant, and overcome two hundred Philistines; but he is hims...
1 Samuel 22:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION COMMENCEMENT OF DAVID 'S LIFE AS AN OUTLAW . 1 Samuel 22:1 The cave Adullam. According to Josephus this was situated near a city of the same name ('Ant.,' 1 Samue...
1 Samuel 22:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David, therefore, because he could find no refuge in the land of the Philistines, departed thence and escaped to the cave Adullam, in the foothills of the Judean mountains, about sixteen miles sout...
1 Samuel 22:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 11:15 ; 1 Samuel 21:10-15 ; 2 Samuel 23:13 ; 2 Samuel 23:14 ; Hebrews 11:38 ; Joshua 12:15 ; Joshua 15:35 ; Micah 1:15 ; Micah 1:3 ; Psalms 142:1 ; Psalms 34:1 ; Psalms 57:1...

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

1 Samuel 22:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 22:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 22:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 22:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 22:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 22:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 22:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 22:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 22:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 22:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 22:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 22:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 22:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 22:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 22:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 22:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 22:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 22:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 22:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 22:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 22:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 22:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge