1 Samuel 22:3

Translations

Modern

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.”

Traditional

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.

Literal

And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab, and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother come here with you, until that I know what God will do for me.”

Latin

Et profectus est David inde in Maspha, quæ est Moab: et dixit ad regem Moab: Maneat, oro, pater meus et mater mea vobiscum, donec sciam quid faciat mihi Deus.

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Hebrew

English

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.”

Notes

1 Samuel 22:3–4

Mizpeh in Moab was east of the Dead Sea and the Jordan River. It was a difficult journey from Adullam, especially if David's 400 men traveled with him (1 Samuel 22:2).
they stayed with him: Jesse's grandmother, Ruth, was a Moabite (Ruth 4:13–22).

1 Samuel 22:1–23

Saul’s character is clear here. He could not take revenge on David himself. Instead, Saul killed those he believed had helped David.

Theme notes and profiles

David Saul The Righteous Suffer

Events

Reign of Saul

Related verses

Genesis 47:11
So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
2 Samuel 15:25–26
Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.
Matthew 15:4–6
For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
Ruth 4:17
The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, the father of David.
1 Samuel 3:18
So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”
Philippians 2:23–24
So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.
Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Ruth 4:10
Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”
1 Samuel 14:47
After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
Ruth 1:1–4
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab.
Judges 11:29
Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.
1 Timothy 5:4
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

Parallels

Psalm 57:1–11 Psalm 142:1–7

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Places

Kir: A Moabite city, later destroyed by the Babylonians Moab: Ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea in Jordan

Glossary

Abiathar David Doeg Jesse (Person) Mizpah Ruth, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second Travel

Topics

Children: David Doubting: Exemplified Jesse: Lives with David in Moab Mizpah: A City in Moab: David Puts his Parents Into the Care of the King of Moabites: David Takes Refuge Among, from Saul

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