The Cave of Adullam

¹David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father's family heard where he was, they went down to join him. ²Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered around him. He became their leader, and there were about 400 men with him. ³David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab and said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me." ⁴So he brought his parents before the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the entire time David was in the stronghold. ⁵But the prophet Gad told David, "Don't stay in the stronghold. Go back to the land of Judah." So David left and went to the forest of Hareth.