1 Samuel

1 Samuel 22:1–2

¹So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there. ²And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.

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1 Samuel 22:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So David	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
left	וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and took refuge	וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט	way·yim·mā·lêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4422 slip away
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the cave	מְעָרַ֣ת	mə·‘ā·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4631 cave
of Adullam	עֲדֻלָּ֑ם	‘ă·ḏul·lām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5725 Adullam
When his brothers	אֶחָיו֙	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
and the rest of	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his father’s	אָבִ֔יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
household	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
heard about it	וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ	way·yiš·mə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
they went down	וַיֵּרְד֥וּ	way·yê·rə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
to him	אֵלָ֖יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
there	שָֽׁמָּה׃	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither

1 Samuel 22:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who were distressed	מָצ֜וֹק	mā·ṣō·wq	Noun - masculine singular	H4689 straitness, straits, stress
indebted	נֹשֶׁא֙	nō·še	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5378 lend on interest, or usury, be a creditor
or discontented	מַר־	mar-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4751 bitter, bitterness
rallied	וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּ	way·yiṯ·qab·bə·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6908 gather, collect
around him	אֵ֠לָיו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
and he became	וַיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
their	עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
leader	לְשָׂ֑ר	lə·śār	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
About four	כְּאַרְבַּ֥ע	kə·’ar·ba‘	Preposition-k; Number - feminine singular	H702 four
hundred	מֵא֖וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
men	אִֽישׁ׃	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
were	וַיִּהְי֣וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with him	עִמּ֔וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Samuel 22:1 Psalm 57:1–11 · Psalm 142:1–7 · Psalm 34:1 · 1 Chronicles 11:15 · Hebrews 11:38 · Joshua 12:15

1 Samuel 22:2 Matthew 11:28 · Psalm 72:12–14 · 1 Samuel 30:22–24 · 1 Samuel 25:13 · 1 Samuel 1:10 · 1 Samuel 30:6 · 1 Samuel 25:15–16 · 1 Samuel 23:13 · Matthew 18:25–34 · Judges 11:3 · 1 Samuel 9:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.