1 Samuel 22:2

1 So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.

And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.

3 From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I learn what God will do for me.”

4 So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.
KJV
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.
WEB
Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered themselves to him; and he became captain over them. There were with him about four hundred men.
ASV
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 captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
DARBY
And every one in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one of embittered spirit collected round him; and he became a captain over them; and there were with him about four hundred men.
BLB
And gathered to him every man in distress, and every man who himself was indebted, and everyone bitter in soul, and he was captain over them. And there were with him about four hundred men.
ÅB
Og alle som var i nød, eller som var trykket av gjeld, eller som var misfornøyde, samlet seg om ham, og han ble deres høvding; det var omkring fire hundre mann som var med ham.
OTB
Alle som var i nød, alle som hadde gjeld, og alle som var misfornøyde samlet seg hos ham; og han ble høvding over dem. Nå var det omkring fire hundre mann med ham.
B1930
Og alle som var i nød, eller som var trykket av gjeld, eller som var misfornøide, samlet sig om ham, og han blev deres høvding; det var omkring fire hundre mann som var med ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 11:28

    Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

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  • Psalms 72:12–14

    For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.

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  • 1 Samuel 25:13

    And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men put on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

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  • 1 Samuel 30:22–24

    but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”

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  • 1 Samuel 1:10

    In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.

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  • 1 Samuel 30:6

    And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

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  • 1 Samuel 25:15–16

    Yet these men were very good to us. When we were in the field, we were not harassed, and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them.

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  • 1 Samuel 9:16

    “At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”

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