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1 Samuel 22:4

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2 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.

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.

And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.

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.

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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BSB
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.
KJV
And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
WEB
He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.
ASV
And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.
DARBY
And he brought them before the king of Moab; and they abode with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.
BLB
And he brought them in before the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.
ÅB
Og han førte dem fram for Moabs konge; og de ble hos ham hele den tid David var i fjellborgen.
OTB
Han betrodde dem til kongen av Moab; og de ble hos ham så lenge David var i festningen.
B1930
Og han førte dem frem for Moabs konge; og de blev hos ham hele den tid David var i fjellborgen.

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  • Psalms 11:1

    In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

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  • 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.

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  • 2 Samuel 23:13–14

    And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.

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  • Isaiah 8:12–14

    Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

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  • Nehemiah 6:11

    And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

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  • 1 Chronicles 12:16

    And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

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  • Matthew 10:23

    But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

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  • 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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