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Verse 1 Samuel 22:23. _HE THAT SEEKETH MY LIFE SEEKETH THY LIFE_] The
enmity of Saul is directed against thee as well as against me, and
thou canst have no safety but in being closely attached to me;...
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The characteristic generosity of David’s disposition breaks out in
these words. He never forgot a friend. (Compare 2 Samuel 1:26; 2
Samuel 9:1, etc.) David acknowledges that Saul’s enmity against
Abia...
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CHAPTER 22
_ 1. In the cave of Adullam (1 Samuel 22:1)_
2. In Moab and Gad's message (1 Samuel 22:3)
3. Saul's discovery of David's visit to Nob (1 Samuel 22:6)
4. The murder of the priests ...
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1 SAMUEL 22. DAVID AT ADULLAM AND MOAB: MASSACRE AT NOB (J). The
series of narratives in ch. 22 may very well come from the same
ancient document, and be the continuation of 1 Samuel 21:1.
1 SAMUEL 2...
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LIFE. soul. Hebrew. _nephesh.App-13._...
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_he that seeketh my life_ Our lives are both in danger from one common
enemy, so that our interests will be identical....
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Abiathar's escape to David
20. _Abiathar_ Possibly Abiathar had remained at Nob in charge of the
Tabernacle, and got timely warning of the approach of Doeg's ruffians.
Henceforward he was the companio...
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_Saul's Slaughter of the Priests._ 1 Samuel 22:17-23
17 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and
slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also _is_ with David,
and b...
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DAVID IN THE CAVE OF ADULLAM. SAUL'S SLAUGHTER OF THE PRIESTS AT NOB
1. Adullam] probably in the valley of Elah between Philistia and
Hebron....
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 22
DAVID AT ADULLAM AND MIZPAH
V1 David left Gath and went to a cave near Adullam. His brothers and
his father’s family discovered where he h...
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שְׁבָ֤ה אִתִּי֙ אַל ־תִּירָ֔א כִּ֛י
אֲשֶׁר ־י
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CHAPTER XXIX.
_ DAVID AT ADULLAM, MIZPEH, AND HARETH._
1 Samuel 22:1.
THE cave of Adullam, to which David fled on leaving Gath, has been
placed in various localities even in modern times; but as the...
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THE SLAUGHTER OF DAVID'S FRIENDS
1 Samuel 22:11
The Apostle James says that “the tongue is set on fire of hell.”
Surely this was the case when Saul, encamped on the height above
Gibeah, scattered hi...
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Leaving Gath, David took refuge in the cave of Adullam, where there
gathered to him a band of the outcasts of his own people. They are
graphically described as those in "distress," in "debt," and
"dis...
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(21) And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.
(22) And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the
Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have oc...
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REFLECTIONS
HERE, dearest Jesus, in the flight of David to the cave of Adullam, I
would pause to contemplate thee. Thou art ever precious, ever lovely,
ever endearing, in every possible point of view...
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We enter now on a portion of David's history sensibly different from
what we have already had, which closed with the efforts of Jonathan to
restore matters and to attach Saul to him at least openly. J...
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David now takes his place fully with the excellent of the earth
(Hebrews 11:38). There the prophet Gad joins him; he is guided in a
direct manner by the plain testimony of God, and soon after he is
jo...
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ABIDE THOU WITH ME, FEAR NOT,.... He appeared to be in a fright; which
is not to be wondered at, as not knowing what to do, and where to go
and provide for his safety; when, to allay his fears, and ma...
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Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy
life: but with me thou [shalt be] in safeguard.
Ver. 23. _For he that seeketh._] _Tua causa erit mean causa,_ Thy
cause will be m...
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1 Companies resort vnto Dauid at Adullam.
3 At Mizpeh he commendeth his parents vnto the King of Moab.
5 Admonished by Gad, hee commeth to Hareth.
6 Saul going to pursue him, complaineth of his ser...
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Abide thou with me, fear not; for he that seeketh my life, chiefly
Saul and his henchmen, SEEKETH THY LIFE; BUT WITH ME THOU SHALT BE IN
SAFEGUARD. While a fugitive from the insane wrath of Saul, Davi...
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SAUL TAKES REVENGE UPON THE PRIESTS OF NOB...
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David wrotePsalms 34:1 at this time, which shows that he was truly
restored to the Lord. Verse 4 of that Psalm is particularly
significant, "I sought the Lord and He heard me, and delivered me from
al...
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20-23 David greatly lamented the calamity. It is great trouble to a
good man to find himself any way the cause of evil to others. He must
have been much pained, when he considered that his falsehood...
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Because God will certainly preserve me to the kingdom which he hath
promised; and I by his help will protect thee....
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1 Samuel 22:23 Stay H3427 (H8798) fear H3372 (H8799) seeks H1245
(H8762) life H5315 seeks H1245 ...
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“ Stay with me, and do not be afraid. For he who seeks my life seeks
your life. For with me you will be under protection.”
And then he assured Abiathar that he would be safe with him. For
really they...
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CONTENTS: David in rejection gathers mighty men. His wanderings and
dangers.
CHARACTERS: David, Saul, Gad, Ahimelech, Doeg, Abiathar.
CONCLUSION: Those who give way to jealousy are in a continual
ag...
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1 Samuel 22:10. _He enquired of the Lord for him._ This was a lie,
which Doeg invented to ingratiate himself with Saul: 1 Samuel 22:22;
Psalms 52:3....
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_And the prophet Gad said unto David._
A FRIEND AND A FOE
I. The visit of Gad the seer. David had been brought very low through
his own mistakes. God proved him in the hold. Then He sent to him.
Whe...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 22:6. “ABODE UNDER A TREE,” etc. Rather, _was sitting
under a tamarisk tree upon the height_. (For Ramah see Notes on 1
Samuel 1:1.) “Oriental princes frequentl...
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EXPOSITION
COMMENCEMENT OF DAVID'S LIFE AS AN OUTLAW.
1 SAMUEL 22:1
THE CAVE ADULLAM. According to Josephus this was situated near a city
of the same name ('Ant.,'...
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And he went from there, and he escaped to the cave at Adullam: and
when his brethren and all his father's house heard of it, they went
down to him there. And every one that was in distress, and every...
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1 Kings 2:26; Hebrews 12:1; John 10:28; John 15:20; John 16:2;...