1 Samuel 22:1-6

1 David en la cueva de Adulam
Entonces David salió de Gat y escapó a la cueva de Adulam. Al poco tiempo sus hermanos y demás parientes se unieron a él allí.

2 Luego, otros comenzaron a llegar —hombres que tenían problemas o que estaban endeudados o que simplemente estaban descontentos— y David llegó a ser capitán de unos cuatrocientos hombres.

3 Después David se dirigió a Mizpa de Moab, donde le pidió al rey: «Por favor, permite que mi padre y mi madre vivan aquí contigo hasta que sepa lo que Dios tiene pensado para mí».

4 Así que los padres de David se quedaron en Moab con el rey durante todo el tiempo que David vivió en la fortaleza.

5 Un día el profeta Gad dijo a David: «Deja la fortaleza y vuelve a la tierra de Judá». Entonces David fue al bosque de Haret.

6 Las noticias de su llegada a Judá pronto alcanzaron a Saúl. En ese momento, el rey estaba sentado debajo de un árbol de tamarisco en la colina de Guibeá, con su lanza en la mano y rodeado de sus oficiales.

1 Samuel 22:1-6 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.