And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
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Gill's Exposition
And he brought them before the king of Moab,.... Having leave from him for it, and left them with him; so the Targum,"caused them to remain before him:"
and they dwelt with him all the whole time…
Barnes' Notes
He brought them before ... - The Septuagint renders it “he persuaded (the face of) the king.” In the hold - Where David was after he left the cave of Adullam, probably in the land of Moab. The phrase…
Here, I. David shelters himself in the cave of Adullam, Sa1 22:1. Whether it was a natural or artificial fastness does not appear; it is probable that the access to it was so difficult that David…
Cambridge Bible
in the hold "Hold" = stronghold or fortress: here apparently the Mizpeh of 1Sa 22:22. What became of David's parents when he quitted the hold does not appear. A Jewish tradition affirms that the king…
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