Verse 4
1 Samuel 22:4
Free Bible Version
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So he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with the king all the time David lived in the stronghold.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּנְחֵ֕/ם אֶת פְּנֵ֖י מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֑ב וַ/יֵּשְׁב֣וּ עִמּ֔/וֹ כָּל יְמֵ֥י הֱיוֹת דָּוִ֖ד בַּ/מְּצוּדָֽה
English Translation
And they settled before the face of the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the days that David was in the stronghold.
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Chapter 22 Context
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