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1 Samuel 22:2

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

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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.

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.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּvai.yit.ka.be.Tzuand they gathered togetherH6908 →
אֵ֠לָיו'E.lavto himH413 →
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
אִ֨ישׁ'ishman ofH376 →
מָצ֜וֹקma.TzokdistressH4689 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand everyH3605 →
אִ֨ישׁ'ishmanH376 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whomH834 →
ל֤וֹlo[belonged] to <the> him
נֹשֶׁא֙no.She'a creditorH5378 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand everyH3605 →
אִ֣ישׁ'ishmanH376 →
מַר־mar-bitter ofH4751 →
נֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshsoulH5315 →
וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand he becameH1961 →
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemover themH5921 →
לְשָׂ֑רle.Sar<into> a commanderH8269 →
וַיִּהְי֣וּvai.yih.Yuand they wereH1961 →
עִמּ֔וֹi.Mowith himH5973 →
כְּאַרְבַּ֥עke.'ar.Ba'about fourH702 →
מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967 →
אִֽישׁ׃'IshmanH376 →

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Matthew 11:28Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Psalms 72:12–14For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.1 Samuel 25:13And 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.1 Samuel 30:6And 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.1 Samuel 1:10In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.1 Samuel 30:22–24but 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.”1 Samuel 25:15–16Yet 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.Matthew 18:25–34Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.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.”1 Samuel 23:13Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.Judges 11:3So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.2 Kings 4:1Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”Judges 18:25The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”Hebrews 2:10In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.Proverbs 31:6Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.Matthew 9:12–13On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.Matthew 11:12From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.2 Samuel 17:8He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.

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