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He led themוַיַּנְחֵםbeforeאֶת פְּנֵיthe kingמֶלֶךְof Moab,מוֹאָבand they stayedוַיֵּשְׁבוּwith himעִמּוֹallכָּלthe daysיְמֵיthat David wasהֱיוֹת דָּוִדin the stronghold.בַּמְּצוּדָה
1 Samuel 22:4
Study it in the app“He led them before the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the days that David was in the stronghold.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 22:4, word by word
- He led themיַּנְחֵyanche
lead, guide
Lead, guide along the way; bring someone to a place.
Where else “yanche” appears- beforeפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- and they stayedיֵּשְׁבוּyeshvu
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yeshvu” appears- the daysיְמֵיyeme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yeme” appears- that David wasהֱיוֹתheot
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “heot” appears- that David wasדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- in the strongholdמְּצוּדָהmetsuda
stronghold
A safe, fortified refuge; David calls God this.
Where else “metsuda” appears
Places in this verse
Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
The context
3David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab and said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come out to be with you until I know what Elohim will do with me.”
4 · This verse (above)
5Gad the prophet said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Go and enter the land of Judah.” So David went and entered the forest of Hereth.