1 Samuel 22:1-5

David huye a Adulán y a Mizpa

1 David se fue de Gat y huyó a la cueva de Adulán. Cuando sus hermanos y el resto de la familia se enteraron, fueron a verlo allí.

2 Además, se le unieron muchos otros que estaban en apuros, cargados de deudas o amargados. Así, David llegó a tener bajo su mando a unos cuatrocientos hombres.

3 De allí se dirigió a Mizpa, en Moab, y le pidió al rey de ese lugar: «Deja que mis padres vengan a vivir entre ustedes hasta que yo sepa lo que Dios quiere de mí».

4 Fue así como dejó a sus padres con el rey de Moab, y ellos se quedaron allí todo el tiempo que David permaneció en su refugio.

5 Pero el profeta Gad le dijo a David: «No te quedes en el refugio. Es mejor que regreses a la tierra de Judá». Entonces David se fue de allí, y se metió en el bosque de Jaret.

1 Samuel 22:1-5 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 22

This chapter gives us an account of the flight of David from place to place, from Gath to the cave of Adullam, where his relations came to him; from thence to Mizpeh in Moab, where he got leave of the king of Moab for his father and mother to dwell there; and from thence, by the advice of Gad the prophet, departed into the land of Judah, and came to the forest of Hareth, 1Sa 21:1-5; and of the complaint of Saul to his servants of their unfaithfulness to him, and indolence and unconcern at the behaviour of Jonathan and David to him, 1Sa 22:6-8; when Doeg the Edomite informed him of David being seen by him at Nob, and of his receiving food and a sword from Ahimelech the priest, who inquired of the Lord for him, 1Sa 22:9,10; upon which Saul sent for Ahimelech and all the priests at Nob, and charged them with a conspiracy against him; and notwithstanding the defence the priest made, Saul ordered him and the rest of the priests to be slain by his guards; which they refusing, Doeg became the executioner of them, and of all the inhabitants of the city of Nob, and the cattle in it, 1Sa 22:11-19; only Abiathar a son of Ahimelech escaped and fled to David with the sorrowful news; which greatly affected David, looking upon himself to be the occasion of this sad disaster, and he took Abiathar under his protection, and promised him safety, 1Sa 22:20-23.