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He left them with the king of Moab; they stayed with him as long as David remained in the stronghold.[a]

But Gad the prophet said to David: “Do not remain in the stronghold! Leave! Go to the land of Judah.” And so David left and went to the forest of Hereth.(A)

Doeg Betrays Ahimelech. Now Saul heard that David and his men had been located. At the time he was sitting in Gibeah under a tamarisk tree on the high place, holding his spear, while all his servants stood by him.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 22:4–5 Stronghold: seemingly connected with the cave complex in v. 1.