1 Samuel 22:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

Distress

Judges 11:3

Matthew 11:12

Was in debt

Matthew 18:25

A captain

Bible References

Distress

So Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob; and worthless fellows gathered themselves about Jephthah, and they went out with him.

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.

Was in debt

But since he

did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made.

A captain

“About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over My people Israel; and he will deliver My people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have regarded My people, because their cry has come to Me.”

Yet the men were very good to us, and we were not insulted, nor did we miss anything as long as we went about with them, while we were in the fields.

Then all the wicked and worthless men among those who went with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away and depart.”

Previously, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and in. And the Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be a ruler over Israel.’”

“Return and say to Hezekiah the leader of My people, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of your father David, “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord.

Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam, while the army of the Philistines was camping in the valley of Rephaim.

For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted also, and him who has no helper.

But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.

For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the

author of their salvation through sufferings.