1Sa 22:1 | Clarke | STEP | David flees to the cave of Adullam, where he is joined by four hundred men of various descriptions, , . He goes afterwards to Moab; and by the advice of the prophet Gad, to the forest of Hareth, . Saul, suspecting his servants of infidelity, upbraids them, . Doeg informs him of David's coming to Nob; of his being entertained by Ahimelech; on which Saul slays Ahimelech and all the priests, to the number of eighty-five, and destroys the city of Nob, . Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, only escapes; he joins with David, by whom he is assured of protection, . Verse 1 The cave Adullam - This was in the tribe of Judah, and, according to Eusebius and Jerome, ten miles eastward of what they call Eleutheropolis.

1 Samuel 22:1

Introduction

David flees to the cave of Adullam, where he is joined by four hundred men of various descriptions, 1Sam 22:1, 1Sam 22:2. He goes afterwards to Moab; and by the advice of the prophet Gad, to the forest of Hareth, 1Sam 22:3-5. Saul, suspecting his servants of infidelity, upbraids them, 1Sam 22:6-8. Doeg informs him of David's coming to Nob; of his being entertained by Ahimelech; on which Saul slays Ahimelech and all the priests, to the number of eighty-five, and destroys the city of Nob, 1Sam 22:9-19. Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, only escapes; he joins with David, by whom he is assured of protection, 1Sam 22:20-23.

Verse 1

The cave Adullam - This was in the tribe of Judah, and, according to Eusebius and Jerome, ten miles eastward of what they call Eleutheropolis.