1 Samuel 22:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He brought them before ... - The Septuagint renders it “he persuaded (the face of) the king.” In the hold - Where David was after he left the cave of Adullam, probably in the land of Moab....
1 Samuel 22:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he (c) brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in (d) the hold. (c) For he feared the rage of Saul against his house. (d) That is, in Mizpeh,...
1 Samuel 22:4 - 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 22:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

hold . stronghold, or fortified camp. First occurance.
1 Samuel 22:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

They dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold— David could not bear that his aged parents should be confined to a cold cave, exposed to all the hardships of a siege, to dearth, to da...
1 Samuel 22:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold. No JFB commentary on this verse.
1 Samuel 22:4 - 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 22:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

While that David was in the hold. — This “hold” is, of course, identical with the “hold” of 1 Samuel 22:5 , from which Gad the prophet directs David to depart, and to return into the land of Judah...
1 Samuel 22:4 - 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 22:4 - 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 22:4 - 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 22:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(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. (4) And he...
1 Samuel 22:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he brought them before the king of Moab ,.... Having leave from him for it, and left them with him; so the Targum, "caused them to remain before him:'' and they dwelt with him all the whole t...
1 Samuel 22:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold. Ver. 4. And he brought them before the king of Moab. ] To whom Jesse, a grave godly m...
1 Samuel 22:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

All the while David was in the hold In holds; the singular number being put for the plural, as is frequent; that is, as long as David was forced to go from place to place, and from hold to hold, to...
1 Samuel 22:4 - 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 22:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David in the Cave of Adullam. B. C. 1057. 1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped...
1 Samuel 22:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Before the king of Moab; into his presence, that he might see them, and give them leave to dwell in his dominion. In the hold; either, 1. In Mizpeh of Moab, which was a very strong hold. But it...
1 Samuel 22:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David Ensures The Safety Of His Father And Mother ( 1 Samuel 22:3-4 ). The cave was no place for his ageing father and mother, and so David went to Mizpeh of Moab and asked the king of Moab if he...
1 Samuel 22:4 - 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 22:4 - 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 22:4 - 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 22:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David a Fugitive in Judah and Moab
1 Samuel 22:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 12:16 ; 1 Chronicles 21:9 ; 1 Chronicles 29:29 ; 1 Samuel 23:1-6 ; 2 Chronicles 29:25 ; 2 Samuel 23:13 ; 2 Samuel 23:14 ; 2 Samuel 24:11 ; Isaiah 8:12-14 ; Matthew 10:23 ; Neh...
1 Samuel 22:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Hold — In holds; the singular number being put for the plural; as is frequent; that is, as long as David was forced to go from place to place, and from hold to hold, to secure himself: for it conce...

1 Samuel 22:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 22:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 22:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 22:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 22:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 22:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 22:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 22:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 22:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 22:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 22:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 22:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 22:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 22:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 22:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 22:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 22:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 22:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 22:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 22:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes