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1 Sam. 22:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Andq every one that was in distress, and every one that κwas in debt, and every one that was λdiscontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captains over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

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Judg. 11:3• ³Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him. (Judg. 11:3)

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had a creditor.

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bitter of soul.

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Psa. 72:12‑14• ¹²For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
¹³He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
¹⁴He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight. (Psa. 72:12‑14)

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Matt. 9:12‑13• ¹²But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
¹³But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. (Matt. 9:12‑13)

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distress.

Judg. 11:3• ³Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him. (Judg. 11:3)

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Matt. 11:12,28• ¹²And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
²⁸Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matt. 11:12,28)

was in debt.

Heb. had a creditor.

Matt. 18:25‑34• ²⁵But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
²⁶The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
²⁷Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
²⁸But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
²⁹And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
³⁰And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
³¹So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
³²Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
³³Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
³⁴And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. (Matt. 18:25‑34)

discontented.

Heb. bitter of soul.

1 Sam. 1:10• ¹⁰And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore. (1 Sam. 1:10)

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1 Sam. 30:6• ⁶And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God. (1 Sam. 30:6)

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Judg. 18:25• ²⁵And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household. (Judg. 18:25)

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2 Sam. 17:8• ⁸For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. (2 Sam. 17:8)

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Prov. 31:6• ⁶Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. (Prov. 31:6)

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Prov. 31• (Prov. 31)

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a captain.

1 Sam. 9:16• ¹⁶To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me. (1 Sam. 9:16)

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1 Sam. 25:15‑16• ¹⁵But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:
¹⁶They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. (1 Sam. 25:15‑16)

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1 Sam. 30:22‑24• ²²Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.
²³Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the Lord hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
²⁴For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike. (1 Sam. 30:22‑24)

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2 Sam. 5:2• ²Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. (2 Sam. 5:2)

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2 Kings 20:5• ⁵Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord. (2 Kings 20:5)

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1 Chron. 11:15‑19• ¹⁵Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
¹⁶And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
¹⁷And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
¹⁸And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the Lord,
¹⁹And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest. (1 Chron. 11:15‑19)

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Psa. 72:12‑14• ¹²For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
¹³He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
¹⁴He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight. (Psa. 72:12‑14)

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Matt. 9:12‑13• ¹²But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
¹³But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. (Matt. 9:12‑13)

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Heb. 2:10• ¹⁰For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. (Heb. 2:10)

• Could David ever regret being found at such an extremity, abandoned by all, since there it was it that his soul knew and appreciated the sovereign refuge that is found in God? Thus the psalm {142} ends with the assurance that filled his soul, for his time of solitude and of being forsaken would come to an end. “The righteous,” he says, “shall surround me” (Psa. 142:7). (“1 Samuel 22” by H.L. Rossier)

• Their common characteristic was that they had lost everything. (“1 Samuel 22” by H.L. Rossier)

• David is able to create, to form, the most wretched beings in his own image. The reflection of his moral beauty falls on those who have nothing to bring him but their misery. In the dark cave of Adullam the light shining forth from David shines on these four hundred men who surround him, and that which grace made of them in the day of tribulation will be recognized by all eyes, acclaimed by every mouth in the day of glory which is already approaching. All these outlaws will surround the king’s throne and will be called “David’s mighty men” (2 Sam. 23:8). (“1 Samuel 22” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And every one in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one of embittered spiritb collected round him; and he became a captain over them; and there were with him about four hundred men.

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Or "discontented," or "sorrowful." so ch. 30.6.