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1 Samuel 22:5

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Guidance and decisionsProphecy

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

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;)

7 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

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BSB
Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
KJV
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.
WEB
The prophet Gad said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Depart, and go into the land of Judah.” Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.
ASV
And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.
DARBY
And the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
BLB
And Gad the prophet said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” And David departed and entered the forest of Hereth.
ÅB
Men profeten Gad sa til David: Du skal ikke bli i fjellborgen; ta herfra og dra til Juda land! Da dro David bort og kom til Haret-skogen.
OTB
Men profeten Gad sa til David: "Bli ikke i festningen; dra bort og gå til Juda land." Så David dro bort og gikk til skogen ved Heret.
B1930
Men profeten Gad sa til David: Du skal ikke bli i fjellborgen; ta herfra og dra til Juda land! Da drog David bort og kom til Haret-skogen.

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  • 1 Chronicles 21:9

    And the LORD spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,

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  • 1 Chronicles 29:29

    Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

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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 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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