Keeping Track of David
Geography of David
1. House of Saul--after the fight with the Philistines and the conquering of Goliath, Saul insisted that David stay with him. 1 Samuel 18
2. Naioth in Ramah--where David took refuge with Samuel
1Sa 19:18 Now David fled and escaped, and he came to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and lived at Naioth.
3. House of Saul to see Jonathan, test of New Moon Festival absence, shoots arrow as signal, David & Jonathan make a pact and separate
1Sa 20:1 Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came and said before Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my guilt? And what is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?"
4. Nob--went to Ahimelech, priest, for aid, got Goliath's sword & show bread
1Sa 21:1 Then David came to Nob to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech came to meet David trembling and said to him, "Why are you alone, and no one with you?"
5. Gath
1Sa 21:10 And David rose and fled that day from Saul and went to Achish the king of Gath.
"While David was at Nob, he was spotted by a spy of Saul, Doeg the Edomite, who informed Saul of David’s whereabouts (1Sa_21:7; 1Sa_22:9). Taking Goliath’s sword which had been kept by the priests at Nob (1Sa_21:8-9), David immediately fled for his life and, throwing all caution to the winds, fled to Gath, hometown of the dead Philistine hero Goliath (1Sa_21:10). Recognized by Achish, the lord of Gath, David pretended to be insane and so escaped Philistine reprisal (1Sa_21:11-13)."
21:10-15 "Then David left Israel and fled to the city of Gath, Goliath's hometown. Here he, the anointed king of Israel, sought refuge among the enemies of God's people. When the Philistines became suspicious of him, he was forced to act the madman to save his life. DeRothschild notes that David knew well "that the insane were held inviolable, as smitten but protected by the Deity." And so the psalmist of Israel stood drooling in his beard as he scribbled on the doors of the gate. Because of the callousness of God's people and David's own lapse of faith, he was reduced to this disgraceful behavior." -BBC
David next moved to Adullam, about 20 miles southwest of Jerusalem and 10 miles northeast of Gath (1Sa_22:1). BKC
7. Moab
1Sa 22:3 And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother stay with you, till I know what God will do for me."
1Sa 22:4 And he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.
1Sa 22:3 And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother stay with you, till I know what God will do for me."
1Sa 22:4 And he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.
"David's parents had joined him too. Because of concern for their welfare, he traveled to . . . Moab to make arrangements for them to stay there while he was in hiding. Though David was a descendant of Ruth, a Moabitess (Rth_4:17), he was wrong in putting confidence in the Lord's enemies. (Tradition says that the Moabites eventually killed David's parents.)" -BBC
8. Forest of Hereth
1Sa 22:5 Then the prophet Gad said to David, "Do not remain in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah." So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.
9. Keilah
"Now they told David, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors." Therefore David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines?" And the LORD said to David, "Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah." But David's men said to him, "Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?" Then David inquired of the LORD again. And the LORD answered him, "Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand." And David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines and brought away their livestock and struck them with a great blow. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah."
-1 Samuel 23:1-5
10. Wilderness of Ziph-- a desolate hilly and wooded area between Hebron and the Dead Sea.
"Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah, and they went wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up the expedition. And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand. 1 Samuel 23:13-14
11. Horesh--desert place within Wilderness of Ziph
"He was joined there (at Horesh in the desert) briefly by Jonathan, who again confirmed the legitimacy of David’s kingship (1Sa_23:16-18)." - BKC
1Sa 23:24 And they arose and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon.
"The Ziphites also betrayed David to Saul (1Sa_23:19-23). David became aware of this (1Sa_23:22-25), so he escaped to the Desert of Maon, 10 miles southeast of Hebron. Saul pursued him there, but was temporarily called back to defend Israel against another Philistine raid (1Sa_23:27-28). That gave David opportunity to go to En Gedi (1Sa_23:29), an oasis 10 miles north of Masada on the Dead Sea." BKC
12. Stronghold of En-Gedi, "The Foundation of the Wild Goat"
1Sa 22:5 Then the prophet Gad said to David, "Do not remain in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah." So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.
9. Keilah
"Now they told David, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors." Therefore David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines?" And the LORD said to David, "Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah." But David's men said to him, "Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?" Then David inquired of the LORD again. And the LORD answered him, "Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand." And David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines and brought away their livestock and struck them with a great blow. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah."
-1 Samuel 23:1-5
10. Wilderness of Ziph-- a desolate hilly and wooded area between Hebron and the Dead Sea.
"Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah, and they went wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up the expedition. And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand. 1 Samuel 23:13-14
11. Horesh--desert place within Wilderness of Ziph
"He was joined there (at Horesh in the desert) briefly by Jonathan, who again confirmed the legitimacy of David’s kingship (1Sa_23:16-18)." - BKC
"The Ziphites also betrayed David to Saul (1Sa_23:19-23). David became aware of this (1Sa_23:22-25), so he escaped to the Desert of Maon, 10 miles southeast of Hebron. Saul pursued him there, but was temporarily called back to defend Israel against another Philistine raid (1Sa_23:27-28). That gave David opportunity to go to En Gedi (1Sa_23:29), an oasis 10 miles north of Masada on the Dead Sea." BKC
12. Stronghold of En-Gedi, "The Foundation of the Wild Goat"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w38HFf-VtZc
13. Wilderness of Paran
Went there after Samuel's death
1 Samuel 25
"After the death of Samuel, David went down into the desert of Paran, i.e., into the northern portion of the desert of Arabia, which stretches up to the mountains of Judah (see at Num_10:12); most likely for no other reason than because he could no longer find sufficient means of subsistence for himself and his six hundred men in the desert of Judah." K & D
14. Gath
1Sa 27:1 Then David said in his heart, "Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand."
1Sa 27:2 So David arose and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
15. Ziklag
The King of Gath gave him Ziklag in 1 Samuel, 27
From Meyer:
David had every assurance that he would be king. From Samuel, Jonathan and Saul he had heard predictions of his coming exaltation; yet suddenly he seems to have had a fainting-fit and to have concluded that he would after all perish by the hand of Saul. It was thus with Elijah under the juniper bush, when he asked God to take away his life; and thus with the Baptist, when from prison he sent to ask whether Jesus was the Christ. Let us not sink into despair when the shadow of discouragement falls across our path. Let us believe that God’s word shall stand though the heavens fall. Let us especially beware of taking our own measures of self-defense. The caves of Adullam are safer for the child of God than the land of the Philistines. David was driven to ruthless cruelty; he went about under the constant fear of discovery, and lived a perpetual lie. It was a life of deceit that was wholly unworthy of a servant of the Most High, and must have had a fatal effect on David’s followers. And, in the end, Ziklag was destroyed, and the exile’s heart was well-nigh broken. See 1Sa_30:1-4. “The way of the transgressor is hard!” No psalms can be traced to this period.
From BBC:
27:1-4 The pressure of constantly running from place to place one step ahead of death finally took its toll on David. In spite of the Lord's miraculous care for him, David's faith wavered. He lost sight of the fact that he was the anointed king of Israel. Would God appoint him king and then allow him to be killed before he could reign? Would God deliver him from the hand of Goliath only to deliver him into the hand of Saul? No, but circumstances have a way of distorting one's outlook. Present danger often obscures the promises of God. David fled to the land of the Philistines again and contacted Achish, . . . king of Gath. It had been a long time since he was here last, and Achish was probably aware that he was a fugitive. This heathen king welcomed him warmly, seeing in him a valiant warrior and an ally against Israel. This is not necessarily the same Achish that David met in 1Sa_21:10, since "Achish" was a royal name among the Philistines. When Saul heard that David had fled the country, he stopped hunting for him.
From BBC:
27:8-12 During his sixteen-month stay with the Philistines, David made raids against the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. These people were heathen inhabitants of Canaan whose destruction had been ordered by God (Exo_17:14; Jos_13:13; 1Sa_15:2-3). Even in exile, David was fighting the Lord's battles. This presents quite a paradox: He could trust the Lord to preserve him for victory over Israel's enemies, but he could not trust Him for protection from Saul!
From BKC:
From BKC:
A relationship of lord and vassal was undertaken then between Achish and David (1Sa_27:5-6). According to the terms of the covenant they made, David pledged loyalty to Achish in return for a fiefdom. This Achish granted in the town of Ziklag, a small settlement on the southern frontier of Philistia between Gaza and Beersheba.
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In spite of it
Because of it
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1 Samuel
1Sa_3:1-14 — THE CHILD PROPHET--Samuel in stark contrast to Eli's sons
1Sa_4:1-18 — FAITHLESSNESS AND DEFEAT
1Sa_7:1-12 — REPENTANCE AND VICTORY
1Sa_8:4-20 — ‘MAKE US A KING’
1Sa_9:15-27 — THE OLD JUDGE AND THE YOUNG KING
1Sa_10:17-27 — THE KING AFTER MAN'S HEART
1Sa_12:1-15 — SAMUEL'S CHALLENGE AND CHARGE
1Sa_12:13-25 — OLD TRUTH FOR A NEW EPOCH
1Sa_15:10-23 — SAUL REJECTED
1Sa_16:1-13 — THE SHEPHERD-KING
1Sa_17:32-51 — THE VICTORY OF UNARMED FAITH
1Sa_18:5-16 — A SOUL'S TRAGEDY
1Sa_20:1-13 — JONATHAN, THE PATTERN OF FRIENDSHIP
1Sa_24:4-17 — LOVE FOR HATE, THE TRUE QUID PRO QUO
1Sa_26:5-12 — LOVE AND REMORSE
1Sa_26:21-25 — LOVE AND REMORSE
1Sa_28:15 — SAUL
1Sa_29:3 — WHAT DOEST THOU HERE?
1Sa_30:6 — THE SECRET OF COURAGE
1Sa_30:24 — AT THE FRONT OR THE BASE
1Sa_31:1-13 — THE END OF SELF-WILL
In spite of it
Because of it
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1 Samuel
1Sa_3:1-14 — THE CHILD PROPHET--Samuel in stark contrast to Eli's sons
1Sa_4:1-18 — FAITHLESSNESS AND DEFEAT
1Sa_7:1-12 — REPENTANCE AND VICTORY
1Sa_8:4-20 — ‘MAKE US A KING’
1Sa_9:15-27 — THE OLD JUDGE AND THE YOUNG KING
1Sa_10:17-27 — THE KING AFTER MAN'S HEART
1Sa_12:1-15 — SAMUEL'S CHALLENGE AND CHARGE
1Sa_12:13-25 — OLD TRUTH FOR A NEW EPOCH
1Sa_15:10-23 — SAUL REJECTED
1Sa_16:1-13 — THE SHEPHERD-KING
1Sa_17:32-51 — THE VICTORY OF UNARMED FAITH
1Sa_18:5-16 — A SOUL'S TRAGEDY
1Sa_20:1-13 — JONATHAN, THE PATTERN OF FRIENDSHIP
1Sa_24:4-17 — LOVE FOR HATE, THE TRUE QUID PRO QUO
1Sa_26:5-12 — LOVE AND REMORSE
1Sa_26:21-25 — LOVE AND REMORSE
1Sa_28:15 — SAUL
1Sa_29:3 — WHAT DOEST THOU HERE?
1Sa_30:6 — THE SECRET OF COURAGE
1Sa_30:24 — AT THE FRONT OR THE BASE
1Sa_31:1-13 — THE END OF SELF-WILL
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