1 Samuel 22:1 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And David goeth thence, and is escaped unto the cave of Adullam, and his brethren hear, and all the house of his father, and go down unto him thither;

English ASV

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and all his fathers house heard it, they went down thither to him.

English Amplified

SO DAVID departed and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

SO DAVID departed and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When David’s brothers and his father’s whole family heard, they went down and joined him there.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And David departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And his brethren and all his father's house heard [it], and they went down thither to him.

English EASY 2024

Then David left Gath and he went to a cave near Adullam. His brothers and his father's family discovered where he had gone. So they all went to visit him.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

David left Gath and ran away to the cave of Adullam. David's brothers and relatives heard that David was at Adullam and went to see him there.

David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

David fled from the city of Gath and went to a cave near the town of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of the family heard that he was there, they joined him.

English God's Word - GW 1995

So David escaped from that place and fled to the cave at Adullam. When his brothers and all {the rest} of his family heard about it, they went to him.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When David's brothers and his father's whole family heard, they went down and joined him there.

English KJV 1611

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.

English LSB

So David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and his brothers and all his father’s household heard of it and went down there to him.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down to him there.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father's household heard of it, they went down there to him.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his family heard about it, they came down to him there.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s family learned about it, they went down there to him.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. His brothers and the other members of his family heard about it. So they went down to join him there.

English NIV

David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and his father's household heard about it, they went down to him there.

English NKJ 1982

David therefore departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. So when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him.

English NLT

So David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. Soon his brothers and other relatives joined him there.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; when his brothers and all his father's house heard of it, they went down there to him.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam, where his brothers and other relatives soon joined him.

English Tyndale 1537

And David departed thence and escaped, and came unto the cave Odollam. When his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went thither to him.