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1 Samuel 22:1

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.

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ASV

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980 →
דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732 →
מִשָּׁ֔םmi.Shamfrom thereH8033 →
וַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.Letand he escapedH4422 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מְעָרַ֣תme.'a.Rat[the] cave ofH4631 →
עֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamAdullamH5725 →
וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'Uand they heardH8085 →
אֶחָיו֙'e.Chavbrothers hisH251 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand allH3605 →
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] household ofH1004 →
אָבִ֔יו'a.Vivfather hisH1 →
וַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.Duand they went downH3381 →
אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavto himH413 →
שָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahthere towardsH8033 →

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2 Samuel 23:13At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.Psalms 57:1–11Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.Psalms 34:1I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.Psalms 142:1–7I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.1 Chronicles 11:15Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.Genesis 38:1About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.Joshua 12:15the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;Hebrews 11:38The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.Micah 1:3For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.2 Samuel 23:13–14At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.Micah 1:15I will again bring a conqueror against you, O dweller of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.1 Samuel 21:10–15That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.Ezekiel 33:27Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, those in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I will give to be devoured by wild animals, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague.1 Chronicles 11:16At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.2 Chronicles 11:7Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,2 Samuel 17:9Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’2 Samuel 23:14At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.

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