The Meaning of 1 Samuel 22:5 Explained

1 Samuel 22:5

KJV: 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.

YLT: And Gad the prophet saith unto David, 'Thou dost not abide in a fortress, go, and thou hast entered for thee the land of Judah;' and David goeth and entereth the forest of Hareth.

Darby: And the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

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

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 22:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 1 Samuel 22:5 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 22:1-10 - Captain Of An Outlawed Band

What a striking analogy there is between the gathering of these outlawed men to David, and the attraction of publicans and sinners, in all ages, to Christ! He also is outlawed by "the prince of this world." To find Christ, we must go outside the camp, where He has set up the standard of His cross. How many of those who were in distress or in debt, or who were "bitter of soul," 1 Samuel 22:2, r.v. margin, have gathered to Him and have been received! Rejected by all others, they have found an asylum in his heart of love, and out of such refugees He is founding a kingdom that can never be moved, and forming an army that will break forever the power of evil.

Notice David's care for his parents. Our love to God should make us not less but more attentive to those to whom we are bound by nature's ties. It is probable that David's descent from Ruth, the Moabitess, may have suggested Moab as a suitable asylum; but in any case it was a wise precaution to shield the aged pair in the land of a neutral nation. In our experience, the warning of the prophet Gad has its counterpart in the gracious impressions of the Holy Spirit. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 22

¹ Companies resort unto David at Adullam
³ At Mizpeh he commends his parents unto the king of Moab
⁵ Admonished by Gad, he comes to Hareth,
⁶ Saul going to pursue him, complains of his servants' unfaithfulness
⁹ Doeg accuses Ahimelech
¹¹ Saul commands to kill the priests
¹⁷ The footmen refusing, Doeg executes it
²⁰ Abiathar escaping, brings David the news

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 22:5 mean?

And said Gad the prophet to David not do stay in the stronghold depart and go to you to the land of Judah And departed David and went into the forest of Hereth -

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ גָּ֨ד הַנָּבִ֜יא אֶל־ דָּוִ֗ד לֹ֤א תֵשֵׁב֙ בַּמְּצוּדָ֔ה לֵ֥ךְ וּבָֽאתָ־ לְּךָ֖ אֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֔ד וַיָּבֹ֖א יַ֥עַר חָֽרֶת ס

וַיֹּאמֶר֩	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
גָּ֨ד	Gad
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: גָּד Sense: seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, and full brother of Asher.
הַנָּבִ֜יא	the prophet
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נָבִיא Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.
דָּוִ֗ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
תֵשֵׁב֙	do stay
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
בַּמְּצוּדָ֔ה	in the stronghold
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מְצוּדָה Sense: net, prey, net prey.
לֵ֥ךְ	depart
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
וּבָֽאתָ־	and go
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לְּךָ֖	to you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
אֶ֣רֶץ	to the land
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
יְהוּדָ֑ה	of Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ	And departed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
דָּוִ֔ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
וַיָּבֹ֖א	and went
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
יַ֥עַר	into the forest
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: יַעַר Sense: forest, wood, thicket, wooded height.
חָֽרֶת	of Hereth
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: חֶרֶת Sense: a forest whose site is now unknown.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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