And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelled with him all the while that David was in the hold.
And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelled with him all the while that David was in the hold.
And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.
And he took them to the king of Moab and they went on living with him while David was in his safe place.
And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.
And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
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 "all the while," would indicate that David sojourned a considerable time in Moab.
22:4 Hold - In holds; the singular number being put for the plural; as is frequent; that is, as long as David was forced to go from place to place, and from hold to hold, to secure himself: for it concerned David to secure his father, and he did doubtless secure him for all that time; and not only while he was in the hold of Mizpeh, or of Adullam, which was but a little while.