1 Samuel 22:3-5

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³ (Later David went to Mizpeh in Moab to ask permission of the king for his father and mother to live there under royal protection until David knew what God was going to do for him. ⁴ They stayed in Moab during the entire period when David was living in the cave.)

⁵ One day the prophet Gad told David to leave the cave and return to the land of Judah. So David went to the forest of Hereth.