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1 Samuel 22:5

22:4 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

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The prophet Gad said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Depart, and go into the land of Judah.” Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.

And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

And the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get you into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth. ¶

22:6 When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;) tree: or, grove in a high place

What does 1 Samuel 22:5 mean?

1 Samuel 22:5 is a verse in the book of 1 Samuel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָבִיא (nâbîyʼ), גָּד (Gâd), אָמַר (ʼâmar). It connects to 2 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
the
prophetנָבִיאnâbîyʼ/naw-bee'/H5030a prophet or (generally) inspired man
GadגָּדGâd/gawd/H1410Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
saidאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
unto
David,דָּוִדDâvid/daw-veed'/H1732David, the youngest son of Jesse
Abideיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
not
in
the
hold;מָצוּדmâtsûwd/maw-tsood'/H4686a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness
depart,יָלַךְyâlak/yaw-lak'/H3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
and
getבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
thee
into
the
landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
of
Judah.יְהוּדָהYᵉhûwdâh/yeh-hoo-daw'/H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
Then
DavidדָּוִדDâvid/daw-veed'/H1732David, the youngest son of Jesse
departed,יָלַךְyâlak/yaw-lak'/H3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
and
cameבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into
the
forestיַעַרyaʻar/yah'-ar/H3293a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
of
Hareth.חֶרֶתChereth/kheh'-reth/H2802Chereth, a thicket in Palestine

Commentary on 1 Samuel 22:5

HENRY_FULL · 1 Samuel 22:5
David is the man whom God now delights to honour, for he is a man after his own heart. We read in the foregoing chapter how, after he was anointed, Providence made him famous in the court; we read in this chapter how Providence made him much more famous in the camp, and, by both, not only marked him for a great man, but fitted him for the throne for which he was designed. In the court he was only Saul's physician; but in the camp Israel's champion; there he fairly fought, and beat Goliath of Gath. In the story observe, I. What a noble figure Goliath made, and how daringly he challenged the armies of Israel, ver. 1-11 . II. What a mean figure David made, when Providence brought him to the army, ver. 12-30 . III. The unparalleled bravery wherewith David undertook to encounter this Philistine, ver. 31-39 . IV. The pious resolution with which he attacked him, ver. 40-47 . V. The glorious victory he obtained over him with a sling and a stone, and the advantage which the Israelites thereby gained against the Philistines, ver. 48-54 . VI. The great notice which was hereupon taken of David at court, ver. 55-58 .

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1 Samuel 21:9

And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

1 Samuel 22:19

And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

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Genesis 11:31

And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

Genesis 12:5

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

Genesis 13:18

Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD. plain: Heb. plains

Genesis 14:12

And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

Genesis 14:7

And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

Genesis 16:8

And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

Genesis 19:1

And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Genesis 21:16

And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

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What does 1 Samuel 22:5 say?

1 Samuel 22:5 (King James Version) reads: "And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth."

Is 1 Samuel 22:5 in the Old or New Testament?

1 Samuel 22:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Samuel.

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