1 Samuel 22:5
Then Gad the prophet said to David,“Don’t stay in the stronghold. Go to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
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- 1 Chr 21:9 : 9 The LORD told Gad, David’s prophet,
- 1 Chr 29:29 : 29 King David’s accomplishments, from start to finish, are recorded in the Annals of Samuel the prophet, the Annals of Nathan the prophet, and the Annals of Gad the prophet.
- 2 Chr 29:25 : 25 Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the LORD’s temple with cymbals and stringed instruments, just as David, Gad the king’s prophet, and Nathan the prophet had ordered.(The LORD had actually given these orders through his prophets.)
- 2 Sam 24:11 : 11 When David got up the next morning, the LORD’s message had already come to the prophet Gad, David’s seer:
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- 1 Chr 21:18-192 verses76%
18 So the LORD’s angel told Gad to instruct David to go up and build an altar for the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
19 So David went up as Gad instructed him to do in the name of the LORD.
- 2 Sam 24:18-192 verses76%
18 David Acquires a Threshing Floor and Constructs an Altar There So Gad went to David that day and told him,“Go up and build an altar for the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
19 So David went up as Gad instructed him to do, according to the LORD’s instructions.
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3 Then David went from there to Mizpah in Moab, where he said to the king of Moab,“Please let my father and mother stay with you until I know what God is going to do for me.”
4 So he had them stay with the king of Moab; they stayed with him the whole time that David was in the stronghold.
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9 The LORD told Gad, David’s prophet,
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1 David Goes to Adullam and Mizpah So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s family learned about it, they went down there to him.
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17 Conflict with the Philistines When the Philistines heard that David had been designated king over Israel, they all went up to search for David. When David heard about it, he went down to the fortress.
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29 (24:1) Then David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En Gedi.
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16 Now send word quickly to David and warn him,“Don’t spend the night at the fords of the wilderness tonight. Instead, be sure you cross over, or else the king and everyone who is with him may be overwhelmed.”
- 1 Sam 23:13-153 verses73%
13 So David and his men, who numbered about six hundred, set out and left Keilah; they moved around from one place to another. When told that David had escaped from Keilah, Saul called a halt to his expedition.
14 David stayed in the strongholds that were in the desert and in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. Saul looked for him all the time, but God did not deliver David into his hand.
15 David realized that Saul had come out to seek his life; at that time David was in Horesh in the wilderness of Ziph.
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11 Gad went to David and told him,“This is what the LORD says:‘Pick one of these:
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6 Saul Executes the Priests But Saul found out the whereabouts of David and the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree at an elevated location with his spear in hand and all his servants stationed around him.
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1 David Aligns Himself with the Philistines David thought to himself,“One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”
2 So David left and crossed over to King Achish son of Maoch of Gath accompanied by his six hundred men.
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10 So on that day David arose and fled from Saul. He went to King Achish of Gath.
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11 When David got up the next morning, the LORD’s message had already come to the prophet Gad, David’s seer:
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19 Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said,“Isn’t David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon?
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22 David promised Saul this on oath. Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.
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13 Gad went to David and told him,“Shall seven years of famine come upon your land? Or shall you flee for three months from your enemy with him in hot pursuit? Or shall there be three days of plague in your land? Now decide what I should tell the one who sent me.”
14 David said to Gad,“I am very upset! I prefer that we be attacked by the LORD, for his mercy is great; I do not want to be attacked by men!”
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25 David did just as the LORD commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines from Gibeon all the way to Gezer.
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18 Now David had run away and escaped. He went to Samuel in Ramah and told him everything that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed at Naioth.
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3 Saul camped by the road on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon, but David was staying in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had come to the wilderness to find him,
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23 So David asked the LORD what he should do. This time the LORD said to him,“Don’t march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees.
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14 So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem,“Come on! Let’s escape! Otherwise no one will be delivered from Absalom! Go immediately, or else he will quickly overtake us and bring disaster on us and kill the city’s residents with the sword.”
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15 David was going back and forth from Saul in order to care for his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
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16 David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.
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21 After the men had left, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed out of the well. Then they left and informed King David. They advised David,“Get up and cross the stream quickly, for Ahithophel has devised a plan to catch you.”
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10 So David was no longer willing to bring the ark of the LORD to be with him in the City of David. David left it in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
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2 So David asked the LORD,“Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The LORD said to David,“Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”
3 But David’s men said to him,“We are afraid while we are still here in Judah! What will it be like if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
4 So David asked the LORD once again. But again the LORD replied,“Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand.”
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9 David said to Saul,“Why do you pay attention when men say,‘David is seeking to do you harm’?
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14 David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.
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16 David did just as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.
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1 David is Anointed King Afterward David inquired of the LORD,“Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” The LORD told him,“Go up.” David asked,“Where should I go?” The LORD replied,“To Hebron.”
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20 But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped and fled to David. His name was Abiathar.
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4 When Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he did not mount a new search for him.
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3 David asked him,“Where are you coming from?” He replied,“I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”
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3 He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.
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22 After David had entrusted his cargo to the care of the supply officer, he ran to the battlefront. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.
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20 So David got up early in the morning and entrusted the flock to someone else who would watch over it. After loading up, he went just as Jesse had instructed him. He arrived at the camp as the army was going out to the battle lines shouting its battle cry.
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7 David restrained his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and started down the road.
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16 Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David’s stronghold.
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28 Look, I will be waiting at the fords of the desert until word from you reaches me.”
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14 So David again asked God what he should do. This time God told him,“Don’t march up after them; circle around them and come against them in front of the trees.