And there gathered unto him all men that were in trouble, and all men that were in debt, and all those that were vexed in mind, and he was their [a]prince, and there were with him about four hundred men.

¶ And David went thence to Mizpah in [b]Moab, and said unto the King of Moab, I pray thee, let my father and my mother come and abide with you, till I know what God will do for me.

And he [c]brought them before the King of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in [d]the hold.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 22:2 Or, captain.
  2. 1 Samuel 22:3 For there was another so called in Judah.
  3. 1 Samuel 22:4 For he feared the rage of Saul against his house.
  4. 1 Samuel 22:4 That is, in Mizpah, which was a stronghold.

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