“Sha’ul heard that David and the men with him had been located. Sha’ul was sitting in Giv‘ah, under the tamarisk tree on the hill, with his spear in his hand and all his servants standing around him.”-1 Samuel 22:6 From verse 6, the scene shifts back to King Saul. Saul had learned about David’s whereabouts […]

“He presented them to the king of Mo’av, and they lived with him as long as David remained in his stronghold.  But the prophet Gad said to David, ‘Don’t stay in the stronghold. Leave, and go to the land of Y’hudah.’ So David left and went to the Forest of Heret.”-1 Samuel 22:4-5 There’s a […]

“David went from there to Mitzpeh of Mo’av and said to the king of Mo’av, ‘Please let my father and mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me.’”-1 Samuel 22:3 After leaving the Cave of Adullam, David went to Moab with his elderly parents. He first tried going […]

When we left off, David was hiding in the Cave of Adullam. It was during this time he composed Psalm 57. Let’s connect Scripture to Scripture and read it. “For the director of music, to the tune of “Do Not Destroy,” a Psalm of David when he had fled from Saul into the cave. “Have […]

Today we begin 1st Samuel Chapter 22. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James version, click HERE. So David left the town of Gath (Philistine territory) and traveled to a place called the Cave of Adullam in Judah. It was a journey of about 10 miles to the southeast, halfway between […]