1 Samuel 22

1 Samuel 22

Morgan - 1 Sam. 22. 2. (Borrow Life applications from every chapter of the Bible) The story of Adullam Is a great story. Thither David went when he left Achish. Whether his going there was the final act of his fear, or the return to faith perhaps, it is hard to decide. In any case, he had now abandoned the attempt to seek safety among the enemies of his people. The cave became a rallying ground, and the result is found later in the character of the mighty men who were gathered about him. In many ways it was a sorry crowd that went down to join him there. Men in distress, in debt, and discontented, gathered about him. From the view-point of Saul they were the unfit men, who were a menace to the existing order of things. The probability is that they were what they were as a result of the chaotic condition of the kingdom; their distress resulting from the false method of government; their debt due to oppressive taxation; their discontent a righteous discontent with the prevailing wrongs. The true kingliness of David is seen in the effect he produced upon these men. They became an orderly company of mighty men, filled with the high heroic spirit which is capable of splendid loyalty and glorious deeds. It is almost impossible to escape from the parabolic value of this, story. Our King is still rejected of men, though appointed by God. rejected His rejection He is gathering about Him those in distress, in debt, discontented; and He is changing them by His rule into the men of might, who will stand by Him until the day of His earthly coronation. The phrase "cave of Adullam" has become the description of all sorts of associations of discontented men. Well, if these men are gathering about God's King, their discontent is being made the dynamic of human deliverance. 1 Samuel 22:3 And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me." BGT 1 Samuel 22:3 καὶ ἀπῆλθεν Δαυιδ ἐκεῖθεν εἰς Μασσηφα τῆς Μωαβ καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς βασιλέα Μωαβ γινέσθωσαν δὴ ὁ πατήρ μου καὶ ἡ μήτηρ μου παρὰ σοί ἕως ὅτου γνῶ τί ποιήσει μοι ὁ θεός LXE 1 Samuel 22:3 And David departed thence to Massephath of Moab, and said to the king of Moab, Let, I pray thee, my father and my mother be with thee, until I know what God will do to me. KJV 1 Samuel 22:3 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. NET 1 Samuel 22:3 Then David went from there to Mizpah in Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and mother stay with you until I know what God is going to do for me." CSB 1 Samuel 22:3 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 know what God will do for me." ESV 1 Samuel 22:3 And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother stay with you, till I know what God will do for me." NIV 1 Samuel 22:3 From there David went to Mizpah in Moab and said to the king of Moab, "Would you let my father and mother come and stay with you until I learn what God will do for me?" NLT 1 Samuel 22:3 Later David went to Mizpeh in Moab, where he asked the king, "Please allow my father and mother to live here with you until I know what God is going to do for me." NRS 1 Samuel 22:3 David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. He said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and mother come to you, until I know what God will do for me." NJB 1 Samuel 22:3 From there David went to Mizpah in Moab and said to the king of Moab, 'Allow my father and mother to stay with you until I know what God intends to do for me.' NAB 1 Samuel 22:3 From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab and said to the king of Moab, "Let my father and mother stay with you, until I learn what God will do for me." YLT 1 Samuel 22:3 And David goeth thence to Mizpeh of Moab, and saith unto the king of Moab, 'Let, I pray thee, my father and my mother go out with you, till that I know what God doth for me;' GWN 1 Samuel 22:3 From there David went to Mizpah in Moab. He asked the king of Moab, "Please let my father and mother stay with you until I know what God is going to do for me." Mizpeh: Jdg 11:29 the king: 1Sa 14:47 Ru 1:1-4 4:10,17 Let my father: Ge 47:11 Ex 20:12 Mt 15:4-6 1Ti 5:4 till I know: 1Sa 3:18 2Sa 15:25,26 Php 2:23,24 1 Samuel 22 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries DAVID SHUTTLES FAMILY TO SAFETY IN MOAB And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab - This would be a journey of about 70 miles (see journey from #6 Adullam to #7 Mizpah) Here we see David going to a second enemy of Israel (cf 1Sa 14:47 = Saul "fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab"). David however does have a Moabite tie, for his great-grandmother Ruth was a Moabitess. The king of Moab was surely an enemy of Saul (see passage above), so that the principle of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" comes into play. Vos says it well, "Next David went east to the Dead Sea, into the territory of Moab, possibly because he had Moabite blood in his veins. His great- grandmother was Ruth. More likely however, he went there because he could expect protection as an opponent of a neighboring ruler. But it is entirely possible that David found a welcome for his parents in the court of the King of Moab because of the Moabite kinship. The words, 'Til I know what God will do for me' show David's sense of God's sovereign control over his life and his resignation to the will of God." (Borrow 1, 2 Samuel : Bible study commentary) and he said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me - David's short back sliding is now reversed and he is seeking the will of God. Mackintosh says, "If the moving of his finger would have set him on the throne, he would not have taken advantage of it. David waited simply upon God. Here was his strength, his elevation, his entire dependence. He could say, 'My soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from Him.' He was prepared to wait for God's time, being assured that it was the best and wisest time. He could say, 'My times are in Thy hand. Father, I wish for them to be there.' " F B