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1 Samuel 22:1–2

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David Goes to Adullam and Mizpah

22:1So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s family1 learned about it, they went down there to him. 22:2All those who were in trouble or owed someone money or were discontented2 gathered around3 him, and he became their leader. He had about four hundred men with him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Heb “house.”
  2. 2 Heb “bitter of soul.”
  3. 3 Heb “to.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him. And he became commander over them. And there were with him about four hundred men.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there. All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him, and he became their commander. About four hundred men were with him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When David’s brothers and his father’s whole family heard, they went down and joined him there. In addition, every man who was desperate, in debt, or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.

NLTNew Living Translation

So David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. Soon his brothers and all his other relatives joined him there. Then others began coming—men who were in trouble or in debt or who were just discontented—until David was the captain of about 400 men.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

David went from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father’s household heard, they came down to him there. Every man in distress and every man who had a creditor and every embittered man gathered to him, and he became their commander. Now there were about four hundred men with him.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.