David’s 400 outcasts - distressed, in debt, discontented - gather at Adullam’s cave while Saul massacres eighty-five priests at Nob.

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Lyrics

David went to the cave of Adullam And when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it They went down there to him And everyone who was in distress

Everyone who was in debt gathered themselves to him Everyone who was discontented gathered to him He became captain over them About four hundred men were with him

David went from there to Mizpah of Moab And he said to the king of Moab, Please let my father and my mother Come out with you until I know what God will do for me And he brought them before the king of Moab

And they stayed with him all the while that David was in the stronghold Then the prophet Gad said to David, Don’t stay in the stronghold Depart and go into the land of Judah So David departed and came into the forest of Hereth

Saul heard that David was discovered and the men who were with him Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah under the tamarisk tree on the height With his spear in his hand and all his servants were standing about him

Saul said to his servants that stood about him Hear now, you Benjamites, will the son of Jesse give everyone of you Fields and vineyards and make you all captains of thousands And captains of hundreds

That all of you have conspired against me And there is none who discloses to me when my son makes a covenant With the son of Jesse None of you is sorry for me

Or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant Against me to lie in wait as at this day Then Doeg the Edomite answered and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob

To Ahimelech the son of Ahitub And he enquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions And gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine

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1 Samuel 22 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.

Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press