1 Samuel 22:5

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

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  • 1 Chr 21:9 : 9 And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,
  • 1 Chr 29:29 : 29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
  • 2 Chr 29:25 : 25 And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.
  • 2 Sam 24:11 : 11 For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

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  • 76%

    18 Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

    19 And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the LORD.

  • 76%

    18 And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.

    19 And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded.

  • 1 Sam 22:3-4
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    75%

    3 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.

    4 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.

  • 9 And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,

  • 1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.

  • 17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.

  • 29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.

  • 16 Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.

  • 73%

    13 Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.

    14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

    15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.

  • 11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee

  • 6 When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)

  • 1 Sam 27:1-2
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    1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

    2 And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

  • 10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

  • 11 For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

  • 19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

  • 22 And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.

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    13 So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.

    14 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.

  • 25 And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.

  • 18 So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.

  • 3 And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

  • 23 And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

  • 14 And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

  • 15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.

  • 16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Beth-lehem.

  • 21 And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.

  • 10 So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

  • 1 Sam 23:2-4
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    70%

    2 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

    3 And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

    4 Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

  • 9 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

  • 14 And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

  • 16 David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.

  • 1 And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

  • 20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

  • 4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

  • 3 And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

  • 3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

  • 22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

  • 20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.

  • 7 So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

  • 16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

  • 28 See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.

  • 14 Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.